aspire, enthusiast, enthusiasm, celebrate (PRAISE)

From the Archive: A Lego enthusiast that builds impressive structures with mechanical functionality http://bit.ly/2bMIVXX

Nicolas Lespour's Mechanical Engineering Explorations... in Lego

Mechanical engineering student Nicolas Lespour has hobbies not…

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Then there are those who are described by executives at Timex as “outdoor aspirers.” They buy the gear for enthusiast sports and use it a couple of times a year, but wish they could get outside more often.



Another goal is to convey a “sense of authenticity,” she adds, which is important when speaking to an audience of outdoor enthusiasts and those who long to be.

MIT Technology Review

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Weekend Reads: In 2007 a Harvard longevity researcher was enchanted by a chemical found in red wine, called resveratrol.
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Many biotechnologists still think we might push death even further away, as these stories from the MIT Technology Review archives illustrate.

The Enthusiast

A controversial biologist at Harvard claims he can extend life span and treat diseases of aging. He may be right.

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Ultimately, Mr. Rockwell said, part of the appeal of the portable sets was that they could work in tandem with existing playgrounds. The box, he said, allows the parks department “to really celebrate the idea of things really moving around, and if you link it with schools, you already have all the infrastructure.”


celebrate (PRAISE) Show phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to express admiration and approval for something or someone:
His work celebrates the energy and enthusiasm of the young.

celebrated Show phonetics
adjective
famous for some special quality or ability:
a celebrated opera singer/city/novel
Compare notorious.

enthusiasm

ɪnˈθjuːzɪaz(ə)m,ɛn-/

noun

1. 1.

   intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

   "her energy and enthusiasm for life"

enthusiast

(ĕn-thū'zē-ăst')

1. One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit: a baseball enthusiast.
2. A zealot; a fanatic.

[Greek enthousiastēs, possessed person, from enthousiazein, to be inspired. See enthusiasm.]

as・pire

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━━ vi. 大志を抱く, 熱望する; あこがれる ((to, after, for; to do)); 〔詩〕 立ち昇る; そびえる.
as・pir・ant
, 　━━ a., n. 〔章〕 （高い地位などを）熱望する（人）, 志望者 ((to, after, for)).
as・pir・ing
　━━ a. 熱望する, 大望のある; 高くそびえる.

aspire

(ə-spīr')
intr.v., -pired, -pir·ing, -pires.

1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.
2. To strive toward an end: aspiring to great knowledge.
3. To soar.

[Middle English aspiren, from aspirer, from Latin aspīrāre, to desire. See aspirate.]
aspirer as·pir'er n.
aspiringly as·pir'ing·ly adv.