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inburns

inburns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inburn.

Meaning of inburn

Verb

inburn (third-person singular simple present inburns, present participle inburning, simple past and past participle inburned)

  1. (transitive) To burn in; burn or affect as to make a permanent or lasting impression or mark.
    • Nicias has written upon this picture that he 'inburned' it, [...]1879, John Henry Parker, The Archaeology of Rome
  2. (intransitive) To burn within.
    • Of life complete — the outer rays / That show what fire of love inburns, [...]1888, William James McClure, Poems: religious and miscellaneous

Questions about inburns

What is inburns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Inburns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inburn.

Words near inburns in the dictionary

  1. inbuilding
  2. inbuilds
  3. inbuilt
  4. inburn
  5. inburning
  6. inburns
  7. inburnt
  8. inburst
  9. inbursting
  10. inburstings
  11. inbursts

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