"embow" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈbəʊ/ Forms: embows [present, singular, third-person], embowing [participle, present], embowed [participle, past], embowed [past]
Etymology: em- + bow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|bow|alt1=em}} em- + bow Head templates: {{en-verb}} embow (third-person singular simple present embows, present participle embowing, simple past and past participle embowed)
  1. (archaic, transitive, intransitive) To bend like a bow; to curve. Tags: archaic, intransitive, transitive Derived forms: embowment

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