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emboss
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ɪmˈbɒs/to carve, mould, or stamp a design onto a surface so that it stands out in relief.
embothrium
nounVery Low (Specialist)
/ɛmˈbɒθrɪəm/A genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, commonly known as Chilean firebush or Chilean firetree, native to the southern Andes.
embouchure
nounC2
/ˌɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/The way in which a player applies their mouth to the mouthpiece of a wind instrument, or the mouthpiece itself.
embourgeoisement
nounC2
/ˌɒ̃.bʊə.ʒwɑːzˈmɒ̃/The process of adopting middle-class values, habits, or a middle-class lifestyle; becoming bourgeois.
embow
verbVery Low / Archaic
/ɪmˈbəʊ/to form into an arch or a curve; to bend.
embowel
verbverb-transitiveVery Low / Archaic
/ɪmˈbaʊəl/To disembowel or remove the intestines from.
embower
verbverb-ambitransitiveVery low / Archaic / Literary
/ɪmˈbaʊə/To enclose or surround with, or as if with, a covering of foliage or branches.
embrace
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
/ɪmˈbreɪs/To hold someone closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection.
embracement
nounLow
/ɪmˈbreɪsmənt/The action or act of embracing; the state of being embraced.
embraceor
nounB2
/ɪmˈbreɪs/To hold someone closely in one's arms, typically as a sign of affection; to accept or support (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically.
embracery
nounVery Rare
/ɪmˈbreɪs(ə)ri/The crime of attempting to influence a jury or court official corruptly, typically by bribery.
embranchment
nounRare
/ɪmˈbrɑːn(t)ʃm(ə)nt/A branch or ramification; something that branches out, especially from a main route, system, or body of knowledge.
embrangle
verbverb-transitiveRare
/ɪmˈbraŋɡ(ə)l/To confuse, entangle, or embroil.
embrasure
nounC2/Rare
/ɪmˈbreɪʒə(r)/An opening in a fortified wall or parapet, typically wider on the inside, designed for shooting through or admitting light.
embrittle
verb-ambitransitiveC1
/ɪmˈbrɪt.əl/To make or become brittle, to lose toughness and become susceptible to cracking.
embrittlement
nounC2
/ɪmˈbrɪt(ə)lm(ə)nt/The process of becoming brittle, or the state of being brittle.
embrocate
verbverb-transitiveVery low
/ˈɛm.brə.keɪt/To moisten and rub a part of the body with a liquid medication, typically an oil or liniment, for therapeutic purposes.
embrocation
nounC2
/ˌɛmbrə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/A medicinal liquid rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular pain or stiffness.
embroglio
nounC2/Advanced
/ɪmˈbrəʊlɪəʊ/A complicated, confusing, or intricate situation, especially one involving conflict, misunderstanding, or disagreement.
embroider
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dər/to decorate cloth or other material by sewing patterns onto it with thread

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