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
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
