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).
Nearby words
limitless, limitrophe, limivorous, limmasol, limmer, limn, limner, limnetic, limnology, limnophilous, limo
Origin of limn
1400–50; late Middle English lymne, variant of Middle English luminen to illuminate (manuscripts), aphetic variant of enlumine < Middle French enluminer < Latin inlūmināre to embellish, literally, light up; see illuminate
Related forms
out·limn, verb (used with object)un·limned, adjectiveCan be confused
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limn
/ (lɪm) /
verb (tr)
Derived Forms
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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