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[em-bey]

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verb (used with object)

to enclose in or as if in a bay; surround or envelop.

to form into a bay.

Origin:
1575–85; em-¹ + bay¹

Related forms

un·em·bayed, adjective

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embay (ɪmˈbeɪ)

—vb
1.	to form into a bay
2.	to enclose in or as if in a bay
3.	(esp of the wind) to force (a ship, esp a sailing ship) into a bay

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