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inburn | inburnt |

As a verb inburn

is to burn in; burn or affect as to make a permanent or lasting impression or mark.

As an adjective inburnt is

burnt in; ineffaceable.

inburn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To burn in; burn or affect as to make a permanent or lasting impression or mark.
  • *1879 , John Henry Parker, The Archaeology of Rome :
    • Nicias has written upon this picture that he 'inburned' it, [...]
  • *1902 , American Institute of Homeopathy, American Institute of Homeopathy, Transactions of the fifty-seventh session of the American Institute :
    • The habits of their fathers and their own early years have been so deeply inburned that they have not yet come to appreciate the value and convenience of modern toilets.
  • To burn within.
  • *1888 , William James McClure, Poems: religious and miscellaneous :
    • Of life complete — the outer rays / That show what fire of love inburns , [...]

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    inburnt

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Burnt in; ineffaceable.
    • Her inburnt , shamefaced thoughts. — P. Fletcher.
    (Webster 1913)