"embusy" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: embusies [present, singular, third-person], embusying [participle, present], embusied [participle, past], embusied [past]
Etymology: From em- + busy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|busy|alt1=em}} em- + busy Head templates: {{en-verb}} embusy (third-person singular simple present embusies, present participle embusying, simple past and past participle embusied)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To employ; keep busy. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms: embesy [obsolete], enbesy [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-embusy-en-verb-6rkJW6RG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

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