embower
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Definition of embower
: 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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Synonyms for embower
Synonyms
bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap
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This tiny room is embowered with floral tributes, fruit offerings, et cetera. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "Gray Foy, a Master Precisionist Who Presided Over Legendary Salons, Gets a Turn in the Spotlight," 16 Nov. 2018 Lucy brought her own touch to Bryan’s rambling country house in the Sussex countryside, embowered in magical gardens created by Clough Williams-Ellis in the years following the First World War. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Hamish Bowles Remembers Lucy Birley, Who Has Died at 58," 25 July 2018 Once way out in the woods, reached only by wagon road from Seattle, today Denny Park is the only place left in the neighborhood where the public can enjoy such an intact canopy of big trees embowering open ground. — Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, "Once a cemetery, Denny Park — Seattle’s oldest — gets a modern makeover," 21 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'embower.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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