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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 8453 Members 16 Forums 13692 Topics 210103 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members zhangzhen, dene13, MariaAnastasia, MNPrasad, Krysto4 8453 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 43 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 97 wofahulicodoc 70 endymion6 69 jenny jenny 64 teepee 23 Rhubarb Commando 18 Faldage 13 tsuwm 9 anddrewlee 6 Jackie 4 June 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

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