embosom

Etymology

em- + bosom

verb

  1. To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.
  2. To enclose, surround, or protect.
    [S]uffice it to record, that blessed with a numerous progeny, Emily found herself completely embosomed in domestic bliss: […] 1826, William Child Green, The Woodland Family, or The Sons of Error and Daughters of Simplicity, A Domestic Tale, London: J. M'Gowan and Sons, →OCLC, page 556
    […] and thus mind is reconciled to its own momentary existence and limited vision by the sense of the infinite supplements that embosom it on every side. 1952 May, George Santayana, “I Like to Be a Stranger”, in The Atlantic

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