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enmired

enmired is the simple past and past participle of enmire.

Meaning of enmire

Verb

enmire (third-person singular simple present enmires, present participle enmiring, simple past and past participle enmired)

  1. To immerse in mire; to bog down.
    Synonyms:
    bemire

Adjective

enmired (comparative more enmired, superlative most enmired)

  1. Immersed in mire; bogged down.
    • Discipline, in fact, proved to be one of the chief attractions of Benedictine monasteries, in an age enmired in terrifying lawlessness which longed for the lost order of Roman society.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 318

Forms of enmired

comparativemore enmired
superlativemost enmired

Origin of enmired

From enmire + -ed.

Questions about enmired

What does enmired mean?
Enmired means immersed in mire; bogged down.
What is enmired the simple past and past participle of?
Enmired is the simple past and past participle of enmire.
What part of speech is enmired?
Enmired is an adjective.

Words near enmired in the dictionary

  1. enminding
  2. enminds
  3. enmingle
  4. enmingles
  5. enmire
  6. enmired
  7. enmires
  8. enmiring
  9. enmist
  10. enmisted
  11. enmisting

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