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em·bank
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ɛmˈbæŋk
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verb (used with object)
to enclose or protect with an
embankment
.
Origin:
1640–50;
em-
1
+
bank
1
Related forms
un·em·banked,
adjective
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embank
(ɪmˈbæŋk)
—
vb
(
tr
) to protect, enclose, or confine (a waterway, road, etc) with an embankment
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