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Me 先生 9:05:44 pm on Friday, February 23, 2024 @ 9:05:44 pm
Tags: disappear,   

Log no. 1708750932

dis·ap·pear

/ˌdisəˈpir/

verb: disappear
3rd person present: disappears
past tense: disappeared
past participle: disappeared
gerund or present participle: disappearing

cease to be visible.

  • cease to exist or be in use.
  • be lost or go missing; become impossible to find.
  • abduct or arrest and kill or detain (a person) for political reasons, without making their fate known.

Origin

Origin of Disappear

late Middle English: from dis- (expressing reversal) + appear, on the pattern of French disparaître .

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Me 先生 9:00:44 pm on Friday, February 23, 2024 @ 9:00:44 pm
Tags: , outlaw   

Log no. 1708750496

out·law

/ˈoutˌlô/

noun: outlaw
plural noun: outlaws

a person who has broken the law, especially one who remains at large or is a fugitive.

verb: outlaw
3rd person present: outlaws
past tense: outlawed
past participle: outlawed
gerund or present participle: outlawing

ban or make illegal.

  • historical
    deprive (someone) of the benefit and protection of the law.

Origin

Origin of Outlaw

late Old English ūtlaga (noun), ūtlagian (verb), from Old Norse útlagi, noun from útlagr ‘outlawed or banished’.

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Me 先生 8:49:15 am on Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 8:49:15 am
Tags: adinfinitum,   

Log no. 1708188541

ad in·fi·ni·tum

/ˌad ˌinfəˈnīdəm/
adverb: ad infinitum

again and again in the same way; forever.

Origin

Orgin of Ad Infinitum

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Me 先生 9:52:15 pm on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 @ 9:52:15 pm  

Log no. 1707284941

I have been able to constantly meditate fifteen minutes a day since January 01, 2024. On February 01, 2024, I started walking two miles a day. I am glad to say, that I have remained consistent. Once I have completed this month, I will stack another habit in March 01, 2024.

Me 先生 9:42:14 pm on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 @ 9:42:14 pm
Tags: , isolate   

Log no. 1707284148

i·so·late

/ˈīsəˌlāt/
verb: isolate;
3rd person present: isolates;
past tense: isolated;
past participle: isolated;
gerund or present participle: isolating

  1. cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.
    • place (a person or animal) in quarantine to prevent the spread of an infectious disease.
    • remain apart from others for a period of time, especially in order to avoid catching or transmitting an infectious disease.
  2. identify (something) and examine or deal with it separately.
    • cut off the electrical or other connection to (something, especially a part of a supply network).
    • cut off the electrical or other connection to (something, especially a part of a supply network).
    • Chemistry•Biology
      obtain or extract (a compound, microorganism, etc.) in a pure form.

/ˈīsələt/
noun: isolate;
plural noun: isolates

  1. a person or thing that has been or become isolated.
  2. Biology
    a culture of microorganisms isolated for study.

Origin

Origin

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Me 先生 10:13:03 pm on Monday, February 5, 2024 @ 10:13:03 pm
Tags: distract,   

Log no. 1707198151

dis·tract·ed

/dəˈstraktəd/
adjective

unable to concentrate because one’s mind is preoccupied.

dis·trac·tion

/dəˈstrakSH(ə)n/

  1. a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.
    • a diversion or recreation.
  2. extreme agitation of the mind or emotions.

Origin

Distraction

dis·tract

/dəˈstrak(t)/
verb
past tense: distracted;
past participle: distracted

prevent (someone) from giving full attention to something.

  • divert (attention) from something.
  • divert one’s attention from something worrying or unpleasant by doing something different or more pleasurable.
  • archaic
    perplex and bewilder.

Origin

Distract

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