embosom

[ em-boo z-uh m, -boo-zuh m ]

/ ɛmˈbʊz əm, -ˈbu zəm /

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verb (used with object)

to enfold, envelop, or enclose.

to take into or hold in the bosom; embrace.

to cherish; foster.

RELATED WORDS

embrace, enclose, envelope, surround

Nearby words

Also imbosom.

Origin of embosom

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

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Examples from the Web for embosom

There is a fire of autumn colour in the tufted woods that embosom Fernilea.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang
We give ourselves in all seriousness to horticulture, and embosom the chalet in flowers, of which we are passionately fond.
Letters of Two Brides|Honore de Balzac
Do they not embosom him in a style of grandeur worthy, if such it be, of a "City of Palaces?"
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)|John Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for embosom

embosom

/ (ɪmˈbʊzəm) /

verb (tr) archaic

to enclose or envelop, esp protectively

to clasp to the bosom; hug

to cherish

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