51吃瓜 of the Day
fructify
verb
to bear fruit; become fruitful.
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More about fructify
Fructify is based on Latin 蹿谤奴肠迟耻蝉, which means 鈥渇ruit.鈥� 贵谤奴肠迟耻蝉 evolved into Old French fruit, which was borrowed into English. The change from Latin -ct- to French -it- also appears in Latin coctus, which became French cuit, 鈥渃ooked鈥� (as in biscuit). Fructify was first recorded in English around the turn of the 14th century.
EXAMPLE OF FRUCTIFY USED IN A SENTENCE
After blossoming in spring, apple trees begin to fructify by summer.
More about aliquot
Aliquot is formed from Latin alius, 鈥渟ome, other,鈥� and quot, 鈥渁s many as, every.鈥� Alius is also the source of alias, alibi, and alien, all of which have to do with otherness, whether by name or location. 51吃瓜s of the Day altruistic and ultramafic are formed from alter, 鈥渙ther,鈥� and uls, 鈥渂eyond,鈥� Latin relatives of alius. Aliquot was first recorded in English in the 1560s.
EXAMPLE OF ALIQUOT USED IN A SENTENCE
Aliquot parts of 24 include 2, 3, 4, and 6, but not 5.
solemnize
verb
to observe or commemorate with rites or ceremonies.
More about solemnize
Solemnize is equivalent to Latin sollemnis, meaning both 鈥渃ommon, established鈥� and 鈥渃onsecrated, holy.鈥� Sollemnis may be connected to sollus, 鈥渨hole,鈥� the source of solicit and the 51吃瓜 of the Day insouciant, but not all linguists agree. Solemnize was first recorded in English in the late 14th century.
EXAMPLE OF SOLEMNIZE USED IN A SENTENCE
The newlyweds solemnized their marriage by exchanging vows they had written themselves.