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em·bos·om | \ im-ˈbu̇-zəm 
also -ˈbü- \
also -ˈbü- \embosomed; embosoming; embosoms
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
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Synonyms for embosom
Synonyms
- bosom,
- bower,
- circumfuse,
- cocoon,
- embower,
- embrace,
- enclose
- (also inclose),
- encompass,
- enfold,
- enshroud,
- enswathe,
- envelop,
- enwrap,
- invest,
- involve,
- lap,
- mantle,
- muffle,
- shroud,
- swathe,
- veil,
- wrap
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The first known use of embosom was circa 1590
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