host

host
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ost, from Late Latin hostis, from Latin, stranger, enemy — more at guest Date: 14th century 1. army 2. a very large number ; multitude II. intransitive verb Date: 15th century to assemble in a host usually for a hostile purpose III. noun Etymology: Middle English hoste host, guest, from Anglo-French, from Latin hospit-, hospes, probably from hostis Date: 14th century 1. a. one that receives or entertains guests socially, commercially, or officially b. one that provides facilities for an event or function <
our college served as host for the basketball tournament
>
2. a. a living animal or plant on or in which a parasite lives b. the larger, stronger, or dominant member of a commensal or symbiotic pair c. an individual into which a tissue, part, or embryo is transplanted from another 3. a mineral or rock that is older than the minerals or rocks in it; also a substance that contains a usually small amount of another substance incorporated in its structure 4. a radio or television emcee 5. a computer that controls communications in a network or that administers a database; also server 6 IV. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to serve as host to, at, or for <
host friends
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<
host a dinner
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2. emcee <
hosted a series of TV programs
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V. noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English hoste, oste, from Anglo-French oste, oiste, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin hostia Eucharist, from Latin, sacrifice Date: 14th century the eucharistic bread

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