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embrine

embrine verb: to soak in brine.

Verb

embrine (third-person singular simple present embrines, present participle embrining, simple past and past participle embrined)

  1. (archaic, rare) To soak in brine.

Forms of embrine

third-person singular presentembrines
present participleembrining
past participleembrined
pastembrined

Origin of embrine

From em- + brine.

Questions about embrine

What does embrine mean?
Embrine means to soak in brine.
What part of speech is embrine?
Embrine is a verb.
What is the past tense of embrine?
The past tense of embrine is embrined.

Words near embrine in the dictionary

  1. embrightened
  2. embrightening
  3. embrightens
  4. embrighting
  5. embrights
  6. embrine
  7. embrines
  8. embrio
  9. embrion
  10. embrions
  11. embrios

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