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implead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-plead
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to sue in court, raise an action against a defendant

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English plead English implead From in- + plead.

Inflected Forms

impleads (present, singular) impleading (participle, present) impleaded (participle, past) impleaded (past) impled (participle, past) impled (past)

Derived Forms

impleader impleadment

Questions

What does implead mean?
to sue in court, raise an action against a defendant
Where does implead come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English plead English implead From in- + plead.

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