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Topic Options #89041 - 12/07/02 06:04 PM imbue wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 A word we all know, that has been used perhaps a dozen times. But todday I was surprised to discover that it came from a Latin word meaning "to wet". imbue vt. 3bued$, 3bu4ing 5L imbuere, to wet, soak6 1 [Rare] to fill with moisture; saturate 2 to fill with color; dye; tinge 3 to permeate or inspire (with principles, ideas, emotions, etc.) Top #89042 - 12/08/02 11:22 AM Re: imbue bonzaialsatian enthusiast Registered: 09/27/02 Posts: 261 Loc: London/Prague Not wanting to sound ignorant here but - I didn't know this word... Top #89043 - 12/08/02 01:21 PM Re: imbue wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear bonzaialsation: You must hve been imbued with a love of words, or you would not have become a member of AWADtalk. I modestly claim to be thus imbued, and am glad that it does not mean that I am "all wet". Top #89044 - 12/08/02 01:42 PM Re: imbue bonzaialsatian enthusiast Registered: 09/27/02 Posts: 261 Loc: London/Prague Ah! Glad to hear it. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8426 Members 16 Forums 13690 Topics 209796 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members sylviasuper, continent2, a2teacher, teepee, smoothcriminal86 8426 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 47 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 86 wofahulicodoc 56 jenny jenny 56 endymion6 48 Rhubarb Commando 37 BranShea 33 Buffalo Shrdlu 15 Faldage 14 zmjezhd 13 tsuwm 11 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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