Today's Word of the Day:
Ostracize
/ˈɒstɹəsaɪz/
Verb
(transitive, Ancient Greece, historical) To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism. [from mid 19th c.]
August 12th, 2026
Previous Word of the Days:
Lurgy
/ˈlɜːɡi/
Adjective
(chiefly England (Cornwall, Northern England), obsolete) Idle, lazy.
August 11th, 2026
Empanoply
/ɪmˈpænəpli/
Verb
(transitive, UK, military, historical, also figuratively) To dress in a full suit of armour; to panoply.
August 10th, 2026
Effloresce
/ˌɛfləˈɹɛs/
Verb
(intransitive, obsolete except figuratively) To burst into bloom; to flower.
August 9th, 2026