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Today's Word "roborant"

Strengthening on

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roborant \ ROB-uh-ruhnt \ (adjective, noun) - Strengthening; restoring vigor.

(noun) - A strengthening medicine; a tonic; a restorative.

"That day, I felt the need of a roborant after my ghost-ridden night, and I swigged down two doses." -- William Least Heat Moon, 'River Horse'

 

Roborant derives from the present participle of Latin roborare , "to strengthen," from robur , roboris , "strength."


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