different between inburn vs inturn

English

Etymology

From Middle English *inbernen, *inbrennen, from Old English *inbiernan, *inbærnan, suggested by Old English inbryne (“fire, burning”) and inbærnednes (“burning, incense”), equivalent to in- +? burn. Compare Old English onbiernan (“to be burning”). Cognate with Dutch inbranden (“to burn”), German einbrennen (“to burn”).

Verb

inburn (third-person singular simple present inburns, present participle inburning, simple past and past participle inburned)

1. (transitive) To burn in; burn or affect as to make a permanent or lasting impression or mark.
   • 1879, John Henry Parker, The Archaeology of Rome:

     Nicias has written upon this picture that he 'inburned' it, [...]

   • 1902, American Institute of Homeopathy, American Institute of Homeopathy, Transactions of the fifty-seventh session of the American Institute:

     The habits of their fathers and their own early years have been so deeply inburned that they have not yet come to appreciate the value and convenience of modern toilets.

2. (intransitive) To burn within.
   • 1888, William James McClure, Poems: religious and miscellaneous:

     Of life complete — the outer rays / That show what fire of love inburns, [...]

Derived terms

• inburning

Anagrams

• burn in, burn-in, burnin'

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English inturnen, equivalent to in- +? turn.

Verb

inturn (third-person singular simple present inturns, present participle inturning, simple past and past participle inturned)

1. (transitive) To turn in or inward.
   • 1904, United States Patent Office

     A machine of the class described, comprising in combination with a suitably-actuated needle, a driving-shaft, means actuated from said shaft for carrying two or more plies of material through the machine, and similarly-actuated means working alternately with the needle to inturn the edges of said plies.

Derived terms

• inturned

Etymology 2

From Middle English inturn, intorn, equivalent to in- +? turn.

Noun

inturn (plural inturns)

1. The act or process of turning in.
2. (wrestling) A move where the wrestler puts his thigh between the tights of his opponent, and lifts him up.

Anagrams

• turn in, turnin'