第二學期 單字筆記No.5

en·vis·age

verb \in-ˈvi-zij, en-\

en·vis·aged    en·vis·ag·ing

Definition

transitive verb

1: to view or regard in a certain way <envisages the slum as a hotbed of crime>

2: to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization <envisages an entirely new system of education>

Examples

1. I envisage a day when proper health care will be available to everyone.
2. <I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard.>

Origin

French envisager, from en- + visage face

First Known Use: 1660

mi·grate

verb \ˈmī-ˌgrāt, mī-ˈ\

mi·grat·ed mi·grat·ing

Definition

intransitive verb

1: to move from one country, place, or locality to another

2: to pass usually periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding

3: to change position in an organism or substance <filarial worms migrate within the human body>

— mi·gra·tion noun

— mi·gra·tion·al adjective

— mi·gra·tor noun

Examples

1. He migrates from New York to Florida each winter.
2. Thousands of workers migrate to this area each summer.
3. The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.
4. They followed the migrating herds of buffalo across the plains.

Origin

Latin migratus, past participle of migrare; perhaps akin to Greek ameibein to change

First Known Use: 1697

ac·com·mo·date

verb \ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt\

ac·com·mo·dat·ed   ac·com·mo·dat·ing

Definition

transitive verb

1: to make fit, suitable, or congruous

2: to bring into agreement or concord : reconcile

3: to provide with something desired, needed, or suited (as a helpful service, a loan, or lodgings)

4

a : to make room for

b : to hold without crowding or inconvenience

5: to give consideration to : allow for <accommodate the special interests of various groups>

intransitive verb

: to adapt oneself; also : to undergo visual accommodation

— ac·com·mo·da·tive adjective

— ac·com·mo·da·tive·ness noun

— ac·com·mo·da·tor noun

Examples

1. Over 600 people can be accommodated on the cruise ship.
2. The ceilings were too low to accommodate his terrific height.
3. They were kind enough to accommodate me with a ride to the train station.
4. I asked them for additional money, and they accommodated me with a loan.
5. He would often change his schedule to accommodate his clients.
6. New facilities are being added to accommodate the special needs of elderly residents.
7. Smart investors quickly accommodated to the new market conditions.
8. Although Lost World was the hottest movie around, we saw it in a chamber of almost laughable minuteness, barely large enough to accommodate nine rows of seats, which were grudgingly padded … —Bill Bryson, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, 1999

Origin

Latin accommodatus, past participle of accommodare, from ad- + commodare to make fit, from commodus suitable

First Known Use: 1550

Related to ACCOMMODATE

Synonyms: fit, hold, take

Antonyms: disharmonize

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