inbring
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English inbringen, from Old English inbringan (“to bring in, bring to, present”), equivalent to in- + bring. Cognate with Scots inbring (“to inbring, import”), Dutch inbrengen (“to bring in”), German einbringen (“to introduce, bring in”), Swedish inbringa (“to bring in, fetch”).
Verb
[edit]inbring (third-person singular simple present inbrings, present participle inbringing, simple past and past participle inbrought)
- (transitive) To bring in; introduce; present; usher in; adduce; induce; cause to come in.
- 1897, James Henry McConkey, The three-fold secret of the Holy Spirit:
- Jesus Christ does not so much impart life as He inbrings life.
- (transitive, Scots law) To bring in by legal authority; produce in court; confiscate (the goods of a condemned criminal).