MISRAISE

Etymology

Verb

misraise (third-person singular simple present misraises, present participle misraising, simple past and past participle misraised)

(transitive) To raise or excite unreasonably.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*raise", v. t.

Definition: To raise or exite unreasonable. "Misraised fury." Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

8 January 2025

SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon