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Meaning of forpine | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

/fə(ɹ)ˈpaɪn/

Definitions

To pine away.
intransitive, obsolete
To waste away through suffering or through torment.
archaic, transitive

Examples

“But, through long anguish and selfe-murd'ring He was so wasted and forpined quight”

“[…] While to my sight thy giant stature rears Its bulk forpined upon these savage rocks In shameful bonds the linked adamant locks.”

CEFR level

B1

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

See also

forpined forpines forpining forray forrayed forraying