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English noun: wassail | |||
| 1. | wassail (food) a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | punch | ||
English verb: wassail | |||
| 1. | wassail (social) celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities | ||
| Samples | The members of the wedding party made merry all night. Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!. | ||
| Synonyms | jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, whoop it up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | celebrate, fete | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carouse, riot, roister | ||
| 2. | wassail (consumption) propose a toast to | ||
| Samples | Let us toast the birthday girl!. Let's drink to the New Year. | ||
| Synonyms | drink, pledge, salute, toast | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | honor, honour, reward | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | give | ||
| Entail | booze, drink, fuddle | ||
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