verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To lean; to recline; to repose. intransitive, obsolete

   "Of a faith, which consists in lolling, rolling, and recumbing upon Christ"

2. 2
   lean in a comfortable resting position wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

reclinerepose

Example

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"Of a faith, which consists in lolling, rolling, and recumbing upon Christ"

Etymology

From Latin recumbō, from re- (“back”) + *cumbō, akin to cubō (“to lie down”).

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