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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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What is the difference between imburse and reimburse?

What is the difference between imburse and reimburse?
  

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Look here. com/reImburse I don't remember ever hearing or reading the word 'imburse'. It's not in a lot of dictionaries.

— Clive

  • Look here.
  • com/reImburse I don't remember ever hearing or reading the word 'imburse'.
  • It's not in a lot of dictionaries.
  • I think it may have been back-formed by someone who looked at 'reimburse' and then decided to drop the prefix.
  • Clive
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I suppose, using that logic, you could also come up with "preimburse."
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interimburse
eximburse
unimburse
subimburse
conimburse
contraimburse
...

CJ
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CliveI don't remember ever hearing or reading the word 'imburse'. It's not in a lot of dictionaries. I think it may have been back-formed by someone who looked at 'reimburse' and then decided to drop the prefix.
Rejoice < Joice?
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PhilipRejoice < Joice?
Yes, of course. If you're going to make lemonade, you'll have to joice a lot of lemons.

CJ
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The word appears to have been used pre 1919 and has since become obsolete; according to Collins dictionary.

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