"embay" meaning in English

See embay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: embays [present, singular, third-person], embaying [participle, present], embayed [participle, past], embayed [past]
Etymology: From em- + bay (“bathe”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|bay|alt1=em|gloss2=bathe}} em- + bay (“bathe”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} embay (third-person singular simple present embays, present participle embaying, simple past and past participle embayed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To bathe; to steep. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-embay-en-verb-jHkFP9bO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: embays [present, singular, third-person], embaying [participle, present], embayed [participle, past], embayed [past]
Etymology: From em- + bay. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|bay|alt1=em}} em- + bay Head templates: {{en-verb}} embay (third-person singular simple present embays, present participle embaying, simple past and past participle embayed)
  1. (transitive) To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay. Tags: transitive Synonyms: imbay
    Sense id: en-embay-en-verb-FpcAqg0P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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