Im-bos'om, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. IMBOSOMED; p. pr. & vb. n. IMBOSOMING.] [Prefix im and bosom.] [Written also embosom.] 1. To hold in the bosom; to caress; hence, to hold in intimacy; to admit to the heart or affection. The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. Milton. 2. To inclose in the midst of; to surround. “Villages imbosomed . . . in trees.” Thomson.