embrave en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + brave.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To inspire with bravery.
fewer Colors should embrave his Coat
1648, Joseph Beaumont, “(please specify the canto number)”, in Psyche: Or Loves Mysterie, […], London: […] John Dawson for George Boddington, […], →OCLC:
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(obsolete) To embellish, adorn.
The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embraved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| embraved | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| embraves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| embraving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |