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vineti

pr 3rd sg of vineti (verb)

1. trains; instructs; educates; enjoins; lit. leads
2. (of anger) curbs; stills; controls; lit. leads away
3. guides (in); leads (to)
4. removes; gets rid (of); lit. leads away

Etymology. vi + ne + ti; from √nī 'lead, carry'; Sanskrit vinayati [vinī]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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