imposthume

English

Etymology

A corruption of aposteme.

Noun

imposthume (plural imposthumes)

  1. (obsolete) An abscess.
  2. (obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.

Quotations

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Derived terms

Verb

imposthume (third-person singular simple present imposthumes, present participle imposthuming, simple past and past participle imposthumed)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
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