adure en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈdjʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adūrere.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To burn, completely or slightly.
Such a degree of heat, which doth neither melt nor scorch, doth mellow, and not adure.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aduring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| adured | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| adured | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| adures | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |