Word of the Day for Thursday, May 6, 2010
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perpend \per-PEND\, verb:
perpend \per-PEND\, verb:
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1. To ponder; deliberate.
1. To ponder; deliberate.
2. To be attentive; reflect.
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noun:
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1. A large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.
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While to some it may seem that the B.O. does not perpend the long term negative effects that his policies will have on America, I contend that he knows exactly what those effects will be!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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While perpend as a noun means "a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall" (related to perpendicular), the verb form not only possesses a different pronunciation but also emerges independently from the Latin root perpendere, "to weigh carefully."
While perpend as a noun means "a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall" (related to perpendicular), the verb form not only possesses a different pronunciation but also emerges independently from the Latin root perpendere, "to weigh carefully."
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