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infang

verb

Etymology

From in- + fang. Compare Old English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to take, receive, perceive, comprehend, accept, take to one’s self, sponsor, harbor, favor unrighteously, take hold of, undertake, undergo, begin, conceive").

  1. derived from *peh₂ḱ-✻
  2. inherited from *fanhaną✻
  3. derived from fanga
  4. inherited from fōn
  5. inherited from fangen
  6. prefixed as infang — “in + fang”

Definitions

  1. To draw or take in.

  2. To cheat

    To cheat; gull; take in.

  3. To seize

    To seize; get into one's clutches.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative form of infangthief.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA