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

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

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

Kids Definition

embosom

verb

em·​bos·​om im-ˈbu̇z-əm 

: to shelter closely : enclose