expurgate

expurgate \EK-sper-geyt\, verb:

to remove objectionable words or passages from a document

Grimms' fairy tales have been expurgated for children.

by 1621, from Latin expurgat-, from expurgare, from ex- + purgare "to make clean"

froward

froward \FROH-werd\, adjective:

not easily managed; contrary

The mule is a froward animal.

c. 1300, Old English fromweard "turned from or away," from from + -weard. The opposite of toward, it was Latin pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die."

tome

tome \tohm\, noun:

a large, often scholarly, book

An unabridged dictionary is a tome.

by 1519, from Middle French tome, from Latin tomus "section of a book, tome," from Greek tomos "volume, section of a book," originally "section, piece cut off," from temein "to cut," from Proto Indo-European *tom-/*tem- "to cut." Originally "a single volume of a multi-volume work;" sense of "a large book" is attested from 1573.

osteopath

osteopath \OS-tee-uh-path\, noun:

a practitioner specializing in treatment chiefly by manipulation of the bones and muscles

An osteopath considers that the structure and functions of the body are interdependent and any structural deformity may lead to functional breakdown.

by 1896, Americanism, back formation of osteopathy (osteo- "bone")

toady

toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:

1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
2. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile

The freshman was the senior's toady even though many made fun of her.

They came backstage and toadied to the actor.

c 1690 for noun, possibly shortened from toad-eater "fawning flatterer," originally referring to the assistant of a charlatan, who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the poison. The verb is recorded from 1827.

highhanded

highhanded \HAHY-HAN-did\, adjective:

acting or done in a bold, arbitrary way

He wants to be seen as less bossy and highhanded.

by 1631, from "a high hand: with imperious or absolute exercise of power" c 1382

denigrate

denigrate \DEN-i-greyt\, verb:

to attack the character or reputation of; defame

My sister denigrates her husband in every conversation.

by 1526, from Latin denigratus/denigrare "to blacken, defame," from de- "completely" + nigr-, stem of niger "black," of unknown origin.