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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-pest
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To afflict with pestilence, in most cases the bubonic plague.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To plague

Obsolete

Etymology

From im- + pest.

Usage

Inflected Forms

impests (present, singular) impesting (participle, present) impested (participle, past) impested (past)

Questions

What does impest mean?
To afflict with pestilence, in most cases the bubonic plague.
Where does impest come from?
From im- + pest.

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