"munite" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /mjuːˈnaɪt/ Forms: munites [present, singular, third-person], muniting [participle, present], munited [participle, past], munited [past]
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin mūnīre (“to wall round, fortify”), earlier moenīre, from moenia (“walls”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|munio|mūnīre|to wall round, fortify}} Latin mūnīre (“to wall round, fortify”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} munite (third-person singular simple present munites, present participle muniting, simple past and past participle munited)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To fortify, strengthen. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: munition
    Sense id: en-munite-en-verb-8-PuoAdm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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