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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1553
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Imbutit, ppl. a. [f. L. imbūtus, p.p. of imbuĕre to wet, moisten, imbue: cf. e.m.E. imbuted p.p. (1657) steeped, soaked.] ‘Imbued’, ‘steeped’, instructed, trained. — 1553 Grant Burgh Schools 50.
That rewlis of oratrie ar changeable eftyr the iugment of weill imbutit eiris
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