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单词 embosoming
释义

embosom

verb

em·​bos·​om im-ˈbu̇-zəm How to pronounce embosom (audio)
 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

  • bosom
  • bower
  • circumfuse
  • cocoon
  • embower
  • embrace
  • enclose
  • inclose
  • encompass
  • enfold
  • enshroud
  • enswathe
  • envelop
  • enwrap
  • invest
  • involve
  • lap
  • mantle
  • muffle
  • shroud
  • swathe
  • veil
  • wrap
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Example Sentences

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

embosoming

verb

present participle of embosom
as in wrapping
to surround or cover closely a villa that has been embosomed by the verdant hills of northern Italy for three centuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • wrapping
  • enveloping
  • shrouding
  • bowering
  • embowering
  • enclosing
  • bosoming
  • encompassing
  • encasing
  • involving
  • enswathing
  • draping
  • enshrouding
  • enfolding
  • veiling
  • muffling
  • encircling
  • lapping
  • circumfusing
  • embracing
  • cocooning
  • enwrapping
  • embedding
  • mantling
  • swathing
  • investing
  • inclosing
  • cloaking
  • circling
  • curtaining
  • swaddling
  • blanketing
  • overlaying
  • enwinding
  • disguising
  • imbedding
  • camouflaging
  • enlacing
  • masking
  • overspreading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • exposing
  • stripping
  • denuding
  • baring
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