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verb em·bow·er \ im-ˈbau̇(-ə)r \

Definition of embower

embowered; embowering; embowers
transitive verb
: to shelter or enclose in or as if in a bower
  • like a rose embowered in its own green leaves
  • —P. B. Shelley

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Examples of embower in a Sentence

  1. over the years grapevines have completely embowered the summerhouse in the garden

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First Known Use of embower

1580

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embower Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Near Antonyms

bare, denude, expose, strip;

Related Words

curtain, drape;

embed (also imbed), encase;

swaddle;

blanket, overlay, overspread;

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask;

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind;

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