"insinew" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: insinews [present, singular, third-person], insinewing [participle, present], insinewed [participle, past], insinewed [past]
Etymology: From in- + sinew. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|sinew}} in- + sinew Head templates: {{en-verb}} insinew (third-person singular simple present insinews, present participle insinewing, simple past and past participle insinewed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To strengthen with, or as if with, sinews; to innerve; to invigorate. Tags: obsolete, transitive

Inflected forms

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