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Definition: EMPRISING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb emprise.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(emprise)
1. To undertake.[Websters].
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: emprising, emprised, emprises, empriser, emprisers, emprisingly and emprisedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective 1. Full of daring; adventurous.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Emprising" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Emprising \Em*pris"ing\, adjective. [From Emprise, transitive verb]. (references)

Definition: EMPRISING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb emprise.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(emprise)
1. To undertake.[Websters].
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: emprising, emprised, emprises, empriser, emprisers, emprisingly and emprisedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective1. Full of daring; adventurous.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "EMPRISING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Emprising \Em*pris"ing\, adjective. [From Emprise, transitive verb]. (references)

Specialty Definition: emprise

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] s as z. An undertaking; an enterprise. [This word is now rarely or never used, except in poetry.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary1: [Noun] An enterprise; endeavor; adventure. (references)
 2: [Noun] The qualities which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits. (references)
 3: [Verb] (obsolete) To undertake. (references)

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Common Expressions: emprise

ExpressionsDefinition
Emprise BankEmprise Bank is a medium-size bank headquartered in Wichita, Kansas with twenty-nine branches, with many of those in eastern and south-central Kansas. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: emprise

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Emprise de l'Escu vert à la Dame Blanche6   Emprise Bank5
Emprise Bank5   Emprise de l'Escu vert à la Dame Blanche6

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