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imposthume

imposthume noun: an abscess.

Noun

imposthume (plural imposthumes)

  1. (obsolete) An abscess.
  2. (obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.

Verb

imposthume (third-person singular simple present imposthumes, present participle imposthuming, simple past and past participle imposthumed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To form an abscess.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.

Forms of imposthume

Noun
pluralimposthumes
Verb
third-person singular presentimposthumes
present participleimposthuming
past participleimposthumed
pastimposthumed

Origin of imposthume

A corruption of aposteme.

Words formed from imposthume

Questions about imposthume

What does imposthume mean?
Imposthume means an abscess.
What part of speech is imposthume?
Imposthume can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of imposthume?
The plural of imposthume is imposthumes.

Words near imposthume in the dictionary

  1. imposthumated
  2. imposthumates
  3. imposthumating
  4. imposthumation
  5. imposthumations
  6. imposthume
  7. imposthumed
  8. imposthumes
  9. imposthuming
  10. impostor
  11. impostor phenomenon

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