embosom

em·bos·om

verb \im-ˈbu̇-zəm also -ˈbü-\

Definition of EMBOSOM

transitive verb

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

Related to EMBOSOM

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

Related Words: curtain, drape; embed (also imbed), encase; swaddle; blanket, overlay, overspread; camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask; circle, encircle, enlace, enwind

Near Antonyms: bare, denude, expose, strip

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