embosom

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

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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.

Also imbosom.

Origin of embosom

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

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Related Words for embosom

embrace, enclose, envelope, surround

Examples from the Web for embosom

Historical Examples of embosom

There is a fire of autumn colour in the tufted woods that embosom Fernilea.
Angling Sketches
Andrew Lang
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
East of the Butes, vegetation continually decreases till it ceases in the black crags which embosom the head streams of the river.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume 28
Various
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

British Dictionary definitions for embosom

embosom

verb (tr) archaic

to enclose or envelop, esp protectively
to clasp to the bosom; hug
to cherish

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