"inspeak" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: inspeaks [present, singular, third-person], inspeaking [participle, present], inspoke [past], inspake [archaic, past], inspoken [participle, past]
Etymology: From in- + speak. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|speak}} in- + speak Head templates: {{en-verb|inspeaks|inspeaking|inspoke|inspoken|past2=inspake|past2_qual=archaic}} inspeak (third-person singular simple present inspeaks, present participle inspeaking, simple past inspoke or (archaic) inspake, past participle inspoken)
  1. (transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak into, instill into. Tags: archaic, poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-inspeak-en-verb-wGFE8ZMT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for inspeak meaning in English (1.7kB)

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