Verbs are special words. They describe action. Nothing would ever get done if it were not for the verbs. Look at a sentence on your screen or on paper -- it just lies there listless, a mere collection of random words until a verb comes to infuse life into it. This week we'll feature five unusual verbs - words for a few things you most likely don't do every day.
ensorcell (en-SOR-suhl) verb tr. To bewitch; to enchant. [From Middle French ensorceler, from Old French ensorcerer, from en- + -sorcerer, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiarius, from Latin sort-, stem of sors (lot, fate).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=ensorcelled -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "Pritchett is determined to beguile, even to ensorcell his reader." Richard Howard; V.S. Pritchett: The Seduction Of Criticism; The Washington Post; Jun 14, 1992. Sponsors' Messages: Subscribe to http://delanceyplace.com -- a carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day. It's the thinking person's daily quote. Ever wonder why we aren't just happy, we're happy as a clam? Derivation, a fascinating game about word & phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com ............................................................................ There is a tragic clash between Truth and the world. Pure undistorted truth burns up the world. -Nikolai Berdyaev, philosopher (1874-1948) Discuss this week's words on our bulletin board: http://wordsmith.org/board Remove, change address, gift subs: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/ensorcell.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/ensorcell.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/ensorcell.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
