Apprecilove

verb a-PRE-ci-love aˈprɛsɪlʌv

Also spelled appreci-love, apprecilov

To 'appreciate' with love — a Rastafari Iyaric coinage that replaces the 'hate' sound heard in 'appreci-ate' with 'love'. It reflects the Rasta practice of remaking words to strip out negativity and speak only life and love, a hallmark of Iyaric 'word-sound-power'.

  • I-man apprecilove di kindness yuh show.

    I appreciate (with love) the kindness you showed.

  • Wi apprecilove di blessing a life.

    We appreciate-with-love the blessing of life.

  • Give thanks, mi apprecilove it.

    Give thanks, I appreciate it (in love).

Rastafari Iyaric: 'appreciate' reworked so its final syllable (heard as 'hate') becomes 'love' — an example of remoulding words to remove negativity ('word-sound-power').

A Rastafari 'I-word' avoiding the 'hate' sound; shows the Iyaric principle of positive word-building. Compare 'overstand'.