embosom

embosom means to draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.

Why “embosom” is a great word

To enfold protectively within the intimate space of one’s chest or affections, or to enclose closely. Formed within English by derivation from the prefix em- (a variant of en- meaning 'in, into') + bosom (noun, meaning 'the breast or chest as a place of intimate affection or concealment'), first recorded in use 1580–90. Unlike 'envelop,' which suggests a neutral or total wrapping, or 'unbosom,' its direct antithesis meaning to reveal secrets, to embosom is an act of tender concealment. It is the dusk drawing a valley into its soft shadows, a winged chair gathering a reader into its upholstered silence, or the instinctive curl of a body around a sleeping child—the private geography where something is kept safe, and thereby made sacred.

verb

To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.
To enclose, surround, or protect.e.g.“[S]uffice it to record, that blessed with a numerous progeny, Emily found herself completely embosomed in domestic bliss: […]”

Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

enfold 88% match — To envelop and wrap up something. vs embosom →
enwomb 84% match — To place or cause to be contained in the womb; to make pregnant; to conceive. vs embosom →
embody 83% match — To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify. vs embosom →
enshrine 83% match — To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest. vs embosom →
ensepulchre 83% match — To confine in, or as if in, a sepulchre. vs embosom →
ensconce 83% match — To place in a secure environment. vs embosom →
embreathe 83% match — To breathe into; to inspire with. vs embosom →
emblossom 83% match — To cover with blossoms. vs embosom →