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Meaning of forpine | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
fə(ɹ)ˈpaɪn

Definitions

  1. To pine away.
  2. To waste away through suffering or through torment.

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.”

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