-borne

suffix

carried on or transported by

“fear + -borne → fearborne (“arising from fear”)”

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Meanings

suffix
  1. carried on or transported by

    sea + -borne → seaborne (“carried or transported on the sea”)

    1 more example

    air + -borne → airborne (“carried or transported through the air”)

  2. transmitted or spread by

    tick + -borne → tickborne (“transmitted by ticks”)

  3. supported by

    spring + -borne → springborne (“supported by springs”)

  4. borne or arising from

    fear + -borne → fearborne (“arising from fear”)

Origin

From borne, past participle of bear.

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Cite this entry
APA

-borne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-borne

MLA

“-borne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-borne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-borne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-borne.

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