embosom

[ em-booz-uhm, -boo-zuhm ]

verb (used with object)

1. to enfold, envelop, or enclose.
2. to take into or hold in the bosom; embrace.
3. to cherish; foster.

embosom

/ ɪmˈbʊzəm /

verb

1. to enclose or envelop, esp protectively
2. to clasp to the bosom; hug
3. to cherish

Word History and Origins

Origin of embosom¹

First recorded in 1580–90; em- ¹ + bosom

Example Sentences

There is a fire of autumn colour in the tufted woods that embosom Fernilea.

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We give ourselves in all seriousness to horticulture, and embosom the chalet in flowers, of which we are passionately fond.

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East of the Butes, vegetation continually decreases till it ceases in the black crags which embosom the head streams of the river.

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Do they not embosom him in a style of grandeur worthy, if such it be, of a "City of Palaces?"

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