enhearse
enhearse verb: to place into, or as if into, a hearse or coffin.
Verb
enhearse (third-person singular simple present enhearses, present participle enhearsing, simple past and past participle enhearsed)
- To place into, or as if into, a hearse or coffin.
- Doubtless he would have made a noble knight;
See, where he lies inhearsed in the arms
Of the most bloody nurser of his harms!1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - Enhearse thy sable soule in lasting feares;
Enroule thy selfe amongst all mourners chiefe:1617, Richard Brathwait, A Solemne Joviall Disputation, London
- Doubtless he would have made a noble knight;
Forms of enhearse
| third-person singular present | enhearses |
|---|---|
| present participle | enhearsing |
| past participle | enhearsed |
| past | enhearsed |
| alternative form | inhearse |
Origin of enhearse
From en- + hearse.
Questions about enhearse
- What does enhearse mean?
- Enhearse means to place into, or as if into, a hearse or coffin.
- What part of speech is enhearse?
- Enhearse is a verb.
- What is the past tense of enhearse?
- The past tense of enhearse is enhearsed.
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