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recomfort

Verb CEFR B2
ɹiːˈkʌmfət

Definitions

  1. To console (someone); to comfort, look after.
  2. To inspire with new courage; to encourage.
  3. To reinvigorate, to strengthen.

Examples

“With that cam his moder the quene of Orkeney dame Morgause / And whan she sawe syr Gareth redely in the vysage she myghte not wepe but sodenly felle doun in a swoune / and lay⟳ there a grete whyle lyke as she had ben dede / And thenne syr Gareth recomforted his moder in suche wyse that she recouerd and made good chere”
“And therefore it is an experiment⟳ , though vulgar in strawberries , yet not brought into use⟳ generally : for it is usual to help⟳ the ground with muck , and likewise to recomfort it sometimes with muck put⟳ to the roots”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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