imprime
imprime verb: to drive (a hunted animal) out of its shelter.
Verb
imprime (third-person singular simple present imprimes, present participle impriming, simple past and past participle imprimed)
- To drive (a hunted animal) out of its shelter.
- This is the time that the horseman are flung out, not having the cry to lead them to the death. When quadruped animals of the venery or hunting kind are at rest, the stag is said to be harboured, the buck lodged, the fox kennelled, the badger earthed, the otter vented or watched, the hare formed...1819, John Mayer, The Sportsman's Directory, or Park and Gamekeeper's Companion
Forms of imprime
| third-person singular present | imprimes |
|---|---|
| present participle | impriming |
| past participle | imprimed |
| past | imprimed |
Questions about imprime
- What does imprime mean?
- Imprime means to drive (a hunted animal) out of its shelter.
- What part of speech is imprime?
- Imprime is a verb.
- What is the past tense of imprime?
- The past tense of imprime is imprimed.
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