enwomb

American

[en-woom] / ɛnˈwum /

verb (used with object)

to enclose in or as if in the womb.

enwomb British

/ ɪnˈwuːm /

verb

(tr; often passive) to enclose in or as if in a womb

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Etymology

Origin of enwomb

First recorded in 1580–90; en- ¹ + womb

Example Sentences

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O day, which did enwomb that happy hour, Thou art blest in the years, divinest day!

From The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

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