Definitions
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- verb transitive To burn in; burn or
affect as to make apermanent orlasting impression ormark . - verb intransitive To
burn within.
Etymologies
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From Middle English *inbernen, *inbrennen, from Old English *inbiernan, *inbærnan, suggested by Old English inbryne ("fire, burning") and inbærnednes ("burning, incense"), equivalent to in- + burn. Compare Old English onbiernan ("to be burning"). Cognate with Dutch inbranden ("to burn"), German einbrennen ("to burn").
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