limn
[ lim ]
/ lɪm /
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verb (used with object)
to represent in drawing or painting.
to portray in words; describe.
Obsolete. to illuminate (manuscripts).
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Origin of limn
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English lymne, variant of Middle English luminen “to illuminate (manuscripts),” variant of enlumine, from Middle French enluminer, from Latin inlūmināre “to embellish,” literally, “light up”; see illuminate
OTHER WORDS FROM limn
outlimn, verb (used with object)un·limned, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH limn
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British Dictionary definitions for limn
limn
/ (lɪm) /
verb (tr)
Derived forms of limn
limner (ˈlɪmnə), nounWord Origin for limn
C15: from Old French enluminer to illumine (a manuscript) from Latin inlūmināre to brighten, from lūmen light
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