embosom

verb

em·​bos·​om im-ˈbu̇-zəm 

 also  -ˈbü-

embosomed; embosoming; embosoms

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

Synonyms

• wrap
• envelop
• shroud
• enclose

Examples of embosom in a Sentence

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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for embosom

• microsome
• nucleosome

Kids Definition

embosom

verb

em·​bos·​om im-ˈbu̇z-əm 

: to shelter closely : enclose