"inwomb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: inwombs [present, singular, third-person], inwombing [participle, present], inwombed [participle, past], inwombed [past]
Etymology: From in- + womb. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|womb}} in- + womb Head templates: {{en-verb}} inwomb (third-person singular simple present inwombs, present participle inwombing, simple past and past participle inwombed)
  1. To place or cause to be contained in the womb; to make pregnant; to conceive.
    Sense id: en-inwomb-en-verb-izIMKf8w Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 57 43
  2. To enclose, inwrap
    Sense id: en-inwomb-en-verb-uAmEX65r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: enwomb

Inflected forms

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