verb | /ɪmˈpɛnt/
Definition: To store, suppress, or hold something within oneself, particularly emotions, thoughts, or urges that remain unexpressed.
Tenses:
Present: impent
Past: impented
Continuous: impenting
Origin: A neologism blending the ideas of “pent-up” and “imprisoned,” coined to describe the internal storing or bottling of intangible burdens.
Definition: To store, suppress, or hold something within oneself, particularly emotions, thoughts, or urges that remain unexpressed.
Tenses:
Present: impent
Past: impented
Continuous: impenting
Origin: A neologism blending the ideas of “pent-up” and “imprisoned,” coined to describe the internal storing or bottling of intangible burdens.
Examples:
He impented his guilt for years, never speaking a word of it.
She is impenting so much sadness behind that smile.
They have impented dreams too long—now it’s time to act.
He impented his guilt for years, never speaking a word of it.
She is impenting so much sadness behind that smile.
They have impented dreams too long—now it’s time to act.
by RaNd0mLH May 3, 2025
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