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inburn en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English *inbernen, *inbrennen, from Old English *inbiernan, *inbærnan, suggested by Old English inbryne (“fire, burning”) and inbærnednes (“burning, incense”), equivalent to in- + burn. Compare Old English onbiernan (“to be burning”). Cognate with Dutch inbranden (“to burn”), German einbrennen (“to burn”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To burn in; burn or affect as to make a permanent or lasting impression or mark.
   • Nicias has written upon this picture that he 'inburned' it, [...] 1879, John Henry Parker, The Archaeology of Rome:
   • The habits of their fathers and their own early years have been so deeply inburned that they have not yet come to appreciate the value and convenience of modern toilets. 1902, American Institute of Homeopathy, American Institute of Homeopathy, Transactions of the fifty-seventh session of the American Institute:
2. (intransitive) To burn within.
   • Of life complete — the outer rays / That show what fire of love inburns, [...] 1888, William James McClure, Poems: religious and miscellaneous:

Forms

Deriveds

inburning