Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To give new strength to.
- To comfort again; console anew.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To comfort again; to console anew; to give new strength to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
console (someone); tocomfort ,look after . - verb transitive To inspire with new
courage ; toencourage . - verb transitive To
reinvigorate , to strengthen.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the king still alledged matter for his excuse, so that the patriarch departed from him comfortlesse, and greatlie discontented in his mind: whereof the king hauing knowledge, and intending somewhat to recomfort him with sweet and pleasant words, followed him to the sea side.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second
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But, son, my dearest son, recomfort thou thy mind;
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"By my faith," saith Messire Gawain, "Much shamed was I there, but this doth somewhat recomfort me, that the Best Knight was there before me that gat blame thereof in like manner as I."
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"Lady," saith the King, "So much did the damsel do me well to wot, but greatly did a Voice recomfort me that I heard in the forest, for it told me that God bade me hold court presently, and that I shall see there the fairest adventure befal that ever I may see."
bilby commented on the word recomfort
"SECOND MESSENGER: As certain as I know the sun is fire:
Where have you lurk'd, that you make doubt of it?
Ne'er through an arch so hurried the blown tide
As the recomforted through the gates."
- William Shakespeare, 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus'.
August 29, 2009