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embay

[ em-bey ]
/ ɛmˈbeɪ /
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verb (used with object)
to enclose in or as if in a bay; surround or envelop.
to form into a bay.
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Origin of embay

First recorded in 1575–85; em-1 + bay1

OTHER WORDS FROM embay

un·em·bayed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for embay

embay
/ (ɪmˈbeɪ) /

verb (tr; usually passive)
to form into a bay
to enclose in or as if in a bay
(esp of the wind) to force (a ship, esp a sailing ship) into a bay
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