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The Word of the Day for December 28 is: 

eventuate   \ih-VEN-chuh-wayt\   verb
     : to come out finally : result, come about

Example sentence:
     "Most of the [woodworking] projects would eventuate in a 
pretty good gift for a relative you really like." (Jon Kartman, 
_Booklist_, November 15, 1992) 

Did you know?
     "Eventuate" started life as an Americanism in the late 
18th century, and was stigmatized for that fact in the 19th 
century. A British commentator called it "another horrible 
word, which is fast getting into our language through the 
provincial press," and some American grammarians agreed. A few 
modern critics still consider "eventuate" to be pompous and 
unnecessary, but it is less controversial these days. And 
despite any and all controversy, "eventuate" has a perfectly 
respectable history. It is derived from the Latin 
noun "eventus" ("event"), which in turn traces to the 
verb "evenire," meaning "to happen." As you may have 
guessed, "eventuate" is related to the English words "eventual" 
and "event," both of which also derive from "eventus."