esprise

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verb

to inflame with passion or romantic love.

OriginOld French espris →
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Meanings

verbesprise (third-person singular simple present esprises, present participle esprising, simple past and past participle esprised)

present singular third person esprises · participle present esprising · participle past esprised · past esprised

  1. obsoleteto inflame with passion or romantic love.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchespris
  2. Englishesprise

From Old French espris, past participle of esprendre.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Speiserpressie
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APA

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Chicago

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