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esprise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
es-prise
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to inflame with passion or romantic love.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Old French espris, past participle of esprendre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

esprises (present, singular) esprising (participle, present) esprised (participle, past) esprised (past)

Questions

What does esprise mean?
to inflame with passion or romantic love.
Where does esprise come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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