imposthume

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English

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Etymology

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A corruption of aposteme.

Noun

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imposthume (plural imposthumes)

  1. (obsolete) An abscess.
  2. (obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.

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Verb

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imposthume (third-person singular simple present imposthumes, present participle imposthuming, simple past and past participle imposthumed)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.