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embosom
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em·bos·om

transitive verb \im-ˈbu̇-zəm also -ˈbü-\

Definition of EMBOSOM

1
archaic : to take into or place in the bosom
2
: to shelter closely : enclose <his house embosomed in the grove — Alexander Pope>

Examples of EMBOSOM

  1. <a villa that has been embosomed by the verdant hills of northern Italy for three centuries>

First Known Use of EMBOSOM

circa 1590

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Synonyms
bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, enfold, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap

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