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em·bos·om

 (ĕm-bo͝oz′əm, -bo͞o′zəm)
tr.v. em·bos·omed, em·bos·om·ing, em·bos·oms
1. To enclose protectively.
2. Archaic To clasp to or hold in the bosom.
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embosom

(ɪmˈbʊzəm)
vb (tr)
1. to enclose or envelop, esp protectively
2. to clasp to the bosom; hug
3. to cherish
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em•bos•om

(ɛmˈbʊz əm, -ˈbu zəm)

v.t.
1. to enfold or envelop.
2. to take into or hold in the bosom; embrace.
3. to cherish; foster.
[1580–90]
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embosom


Past participle: embosomed
Gerund: embosoming

Imperative
embosom
embosom
Present
I embosom
you embosom
he/she/it embosoms
we embosom
you embosom
they embosom
Preterite
I embosomed
you embosomed
he/she/it embosomed
we embosomed
you embosomed
they embosomed
Present Continuous
I am embosoming
you are embosoming
he/she/it is embosoming
we are embosoming
you are embosoming
they are embosoming
Present Perfect
I have embosomed
you have embosomed
he/she/it has embosomed
we have embosomed
you have embosomed
they have embosomed
Past Continuous
I was embosoming
you were embosoming
he/she/it was embosoming
we were embosoming
you were embosoming
they were embosoming
Past Perfect
I had embosomed
you had embosomed
he/she/it had embosomed
we had embosomed
you had embosomed
they had embosomed
Future
I will embosom
you will embosom
he/she/it will embosom
we will embosom
you will embosom
they will embosom
Future Perfect
I will have embosomed
you will have embosomed
he/she/it will have embosomed
we will have embosomed
you will have embosomed
they will have embosomed
Future Continuous
I will be embosoming
you will be embosoming
he/she/it will be embosoming
we will be embosoming
you will be embosoming
they will be embosoming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been embosoming
you have been embosoming
he/she/it has been embosoming
we have been embosoming
you have been embosoming
they have been embosoming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been embosoming
you will have been embosoming
he/she/it will have been embosoming
we will have been embosoming
you will have been embosoming
they will have been embosoming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been embosoming
you had been embosoming
he/she/it had been embosoming
we had been embosoming
you had been embosoming
they had been embosoming
Conditional
I would embosom
you would embosom
he/she/it would embosom
we would embosom
you would embosom
they would embosom
Past Conditional
I would have embosomed
you would have embosomed
he/she/it would have embosomed
we would have embosomed
you would have embosomed
they would have embosomed
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embosom

verb
Archaic. To put one's arms around affectionately:
clasp, embrace, enfold, hold, hug, press, squeeze.
Slang: clinch.
Archaic: bosom, clip.
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