ensear en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From en- + sear.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To sear; to dry up.
Ensear thy fertile and conceptious womb.
c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ensearing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enseared | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enseared | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ensears | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |