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To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom.

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  1. v. t. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom.
  2. v. t. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove.
  3. 1. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom. 2. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove. "Villages imbosomed soft in trees." Thomson. The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. Milton.
  4. v. t. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom. v. t. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove.