ensear

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ sear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Verb

ensear (third-person singular simple present ensears, present participle ensearing, simple past and past participle enseared)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To sear; to dry up.
   • c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

     Ensear thy fertile and conceptious womb.

References

“ensear”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Serena, arenes, ranees, serena