endear
(verb) make attractive or lovable; “This behavior endeared her to me”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
endear (third-person singular simple present endears, present participle endearing, simple past and past participle endeared)
(obsolete) To make (something) more precious or valuable. [16th-17th c.]
(obsolete) To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of. [17th-19th c.]
(obsolete) To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate. [17th c.]
To make (someone) dear or precious. [from 18th c.]
• bedear
• Andree, Dearne, earned, neared, readen
Source: Wiktionary
En*dear", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Endearing.]
1. To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king." Shak.
2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. [R.] King James I. (1618).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
