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emboire

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin imbibere. Doublet of imbiber, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bwaʁ/
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Verb

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emboire

  1. (chiefly arts) to impregnate
  2. (reflexive, art, of a painting) to take a dark colour

Conjugation

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Further reading

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emboire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.