embower

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪmˈbaʊɚ/ UK /ɪmˈbaʊə/ See IPA manual

Freq #875801

Meanings

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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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to shelter or enclose in or... shelter enclose canopy shade

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Opposites

expose uncover

Word family

Forms embowered

Derived forms embowermentunembowered

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.

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