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Meaning of limn in English
Pronunciation
/lɪm/
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Verb
limn
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘illuminate a manuscript’): alteration of obsolete lumine ‘illuminate’, via Old French luminer from Latin luminare‘make light’
Definitions
1.
trace the shape of
2.
make a portrait of
Examples
« Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba »