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imburse, v. Now rare.|ɪmˈbɜːs|
Also 6 ymburss, 7 emborse, emburse.
[ad. late and med.L. imbursāre (It. imborsare, OF. enborser, F. embourser), f. im- (im-1) + bursa purse: cf. disburse, re-imburse.]
1. trans. To put into one's (or a) purse; to stow away, store up.
c1530Debate Somer & Wynter in Hazl. E.P.P. III. 37 Thou sellyst in to exyle my goodes & monè ymburssed. 1678Pol. Ballads (1860) I. 208 Then Titus..oft did on Pickering call, His charity to imburse. 1721Bailey, To imburse, to put into Stock of Money. 1755Johnson, To Imburse, to stock with money. This should be emburse from embourser. 1871M. F. Rossetti Shadow of Dante (1884) 56 Round holes, ‘purses’ in which these money-sinners are imbursed from sight.
†b. transf. To pour as into a purse. nonce-use.
1692J. Salter Triumphs Jesus 6 Fountains and Rivers with an eager Course Wou'd to the Ocean all their Floods imburse.
2.
†a. To enrich. Obs.
b. To pay, refund.
1641–6Earl of Monmouth tr. Biondi's Civil Warres iv. v. 132 The spoiles, estimated at 1600000. Crownes..emborsed them that were the Authors or Permitters thereof. 1721Bailey, Emburse, to restore or refund Money owing. 1890Daily News 25 Nov. 2/1 The Bank naturally desires to be imbursed for the double work. |