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dip

/ˈdɪp/DIP
/ˈdɪp/DIP

Meaningimmersing, baptizing

Common meaning: to put briefly into liquid

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdippan‘to vip, immerge, baptize’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdippensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto vip, immerge, baptize → to put briefly into liquiddip‘to put briefly into liquid’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English dippan ‘immersing, baptizing’.

Roots

  • dippan Old English “immersing, baptizing”

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