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em⋅bay

[em-bey]
–verb (used with object)
1. to enclose in or as if in a bay; surround or envelop.
2. to form into a bay.

Origin:
1575–85; em- 1 + bay 1
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em·bay   (ěm-bā')   
tr.v.   em·bayed, em·bay·ing, em·bays
To put, shelter, or detain in or as if in a bay.
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