purblind
To cause to have impaired vision or become partially blindTo cause (someone) to have impaired vision or become partially blind.
Meaning
1 senses(literary)To cause (someone) to have impaired vision or become partially blind.
Origin
The adjective is derived from Middle English purblind (“(adjective) completely blind; blinThe adjective is derived from Middle English purblind (“(adjective) completely blind; blind in one eye; near-sighted; (noun) near-sighted animal, specifically a hare”) [and other forms], possibly from pur, pure (“completely, entirely”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean; pure”); influenced by pur- (prefix meaning ‘completely; forward; in advance’)) + blind (“sightless, blind”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to blend, mix up; to make cloudy or opaque”)).
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Forms
purblinds, purblinding, purblinded, purblindedregular · Lesson
| Base form | purblind · to purblind |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | purblinds |
| Present participle | purblinding |
| Past simple | purblinded |
| Past participle | purblinded |
Tenses
purblind · purblinded · will purblind · have purblindedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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