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Meaning of forburn | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To destroy or damage by burning.
    obsolete, transitive
  2. To burn; to be consumed by fire.
    intransitive, obsolete

Examples

“[He] sent then a host thither and bade slay all the town-ship, and forburn the town.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

forburning forburns forburst forbursting forbursts forbuy

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