Inbend vs Insend - What's the difference?
inbend | insend |
(ambitransitive) To bend or curve inwards; inflect.
*1981 , W. Odling-Smee, Alan Crockard, Trauma care :
*1991 , Hans O. Doerr, Albert S. Carlin, Forensic neuropsychology :
(rare) To send in.
*1807 , Samuel Henshall, The first number of the Etymological organic reasoner :
As verbs the difference between inbend and insend
is that inbend is (ambitransitive) to bend or curve inwards; inflect while insend is (rare) to send in.As a noun inbend
is that which is bent or curved inward.inbend
English
Verb
- In this case, the force is more generally applied over the skull causing the vault to inbend and fracture, while solid irregular struts such as the petrous bones will not fracture, [...]
- At impact the skull decelerates first and begins to inbend , creating a positive force meeting the positive force of the forward-moving brain at the site of impact.
Derived terms
* (l)insend
English
Verb
- Not any man soothly insends , setteth, (doeth) cloth of neat's felt, new fleece, and foot cloth, [...]