impark
Americanverb (used with object)
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to enclose or shut up, as in a park.
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to enclose (land) as a park.
Other Word Forms
- imparkation noun
Etymology
Origin of impark
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English word from Anglo-French word emparker. See im- 1, park
Example Sentences
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The next owner, William de Ros was, in 1304, allowed to impark 100 acres under the name of Bever Park, which was appropriated solely to the preservation of game.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 564, September 1, 1832 by Various
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