embower C2 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ɪmˈbaʊɚ/ UK /ɪmˈbaʊə/ See IPA manual Freq #875801 Meanings 1 verb to shelter or enclose in or as if in a bower of foliage Old lime trees embower the garden gate in dense green leaves. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to shelter or enclose in or... shelterenclosecanopyshade More shroud ↔ Opposites exposeuncover Word family Forms embowered Derived forms embowermentunembowered Related forms bowerarborfoliage Etymology Formed from em-, a variant of en- meaning 'in or within,' + bower, 'a leafy shelter.' Bower descends from Old English bur, 'dwelling or chamber,' related to Old Norse bur and German Bauer. Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # embower **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbaʊɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈbaʊə/ **Frequency rank:** 875801 ## Meanings 1. to shelter or enclose in or as if in a bower of foliage ## Examples - Old lime trees embower the garden gate in dense green leaves. ## Synonyms - shelter - enclose - canopy - shade - shroud ## Antonyms - expose - uncover ## Derived Forms - embowerment - unembowered ## Related Forms - bower - arbor - foliage ## Etymology Formed from em-, a variant of en- meaning 'in or within,' + bower, 'a leafy shelter.' Bower descends from Old English bur, 'dwelling or chamber,' related to Old Norse bur and German Bauer. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown