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embank.

to put up a bank so as to confine or to defend

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪmˈbæŋk/[ɪmˈbæŋk]/ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk/Canada, US[ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk]Canada, US
  1. to put up a bank so as to confine or to defend

  2. to protect by a bank of earth or stone

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English bank English embank From en- + bank.

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