† inustionn.
Obsolete.
1. Burning.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun]
bruneOE
brandOE
burninga1300
ustion1567
exustion1583
combustiona1600
combusture1609
inustion?1630
ustulation1658
?1630 T. Adams Wks. 710 A kingdome brought him to tyrannie, tyrannie to..invstion of other countreys, among which Israel felt the smart: in the burning of her Cities, and massacring her Inhabitants.
2. The action of burning in or branding with fire. Also figurative.
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society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > [noun] > a brand > the act of branding
markingOE
stigmatizing1641
inustion1647
branding1660
1647 H. More Philos. Poems Notes 429 That memory that is seated in the Mundane spirit of man, by a strong impression, or inustion of any phantasme..upon that spirit.
3. Cauterization.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > cauterizing > [noun]
searing1395
actual cauterya1400
adustion?a1425
brandingc1440
cauterification?1541
cauterizing?1541
cautery1575
cauterization1579
cautering1580
ustion1588
burninga1610
cauterism1640
inustion1684
moxibustion1833
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 711 The Chinese..undertake to cure almost all Diseases by Inustion.
1765 Universal Mag. 37 237/2 It may be..done by..scarification, or by inustion.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 359 Recommending that inustion should follow the application of the knife instead of preceding it.
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