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“borne”
born, borne
born (BORN) (verb)
To bring into existence: Shelby's daughter was born yesterday at the hospital.
borne (BORN) (verb)
To carry, support, or to hold up: Duane has borne a gift for the family from Africa.
When the king’s first child was born, he decided she would be borne to the church for the christening.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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“borne”
vector-borne (adjective), more vector-borne, most vector-borne
A description of a disease which affects more than one species and that is transmitted by the host to other host species: Many vector-borne carriers are insects or arthropods; for example, mosquitoes are the vectors for malaria.
An increase in vector-borne diseases can be associated with changes in weather conditions; such as, prolonged droughts.
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veh-, vect-
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