imbound en · VERB
Etymology
From im- + bound.
Meanings
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(archaic) To enclose in limits; to shut in.
Be guilty of the stealing that sweet breath Which was imbounded in this beauteous clay
c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| imbounding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| imbounds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| imbounded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| imbounded | Tense=Past | lexicographic |