janewilliams20

The OED has been faithfully sending me the Word of the Day all this time, Yahoo Mail has been auto-filing them for me, but I've only just got around to reading them. Here's some that I liked.

reify, v.

[‘ trans. To make (something abstract) more concrete or real; to regard or treat (an idea, concept, etc.) as if having material existence.’]

If the something abstract is a plan for doing things, then suppose this is rather like "implement", but to regard a concept, like "love" as having physical existence..? I'll have to think about that.

ale knight, n.

[‘ A person who frequents public houses; a drunkard.’]

Nice phrase, to be remembered for use in any medieval setting.

abditory, n.

[‘ A safe repository for valuables; a hiding place (lit. and fig.).’]

"Safe" is so boring!

rute, v.

[‘ trans. with it and intr. Of a child: to cry loudly, bawl.’]

Eng. regional (Cheshire). Obs. rare

Many of my friends might like to rescue that word from the confines of Cheshire and make its use less "obs. rare".