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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deburse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-burse
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of disburse.

Obsolete

Etymology

From de- + Latin bursa (“purse”), equivalent to de- + burse.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

deburses (present, singular) debursing (participle, present) debursed (participle, past) debursed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

debursement

Questions

What does deburse mean?
Obsolete form of disburse.
Where does deburse come from?
From de- + Latin bursa (“purse”), equivalent to de- + burse.

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