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单词 embosoms
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

embosoms

verb

present tense third-person singular of embosom
as in wraps
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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  • wraps
  • shrouds
  • envelops
  • embowers
  • encloses
  • bosoms
  • encompasses
  • encases
  • drapes
  • bowers
  • enswathes
  • cocoons
  • muffles
  • circumfuses
  • involves
  • veils
  • laps
  • mantles
  • enshrouds
  • enwraps
  • embraces
  • encircles
  • enfolds
  • swathes
  • embeds
  • cloaks
  • circles
  • incloses
  • curtains
  • invests
  • blankets
  • overlays
  • masks
  • enwinds
  • swaddles
  • imbeds
  • disguises
  • camouflages
  • overspreads
  • enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • strips
  • exposes
  • denudes
  • bares
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