embrothel en · VERB
Etymology
From em- + brothel.
Meanings
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(obsolete, rare, transitive) To inclose or harbour in a brothel.
Men, which chuse Law practice for mere gain, boldly repute, Worse than imbrothel'd strumpets prostitute.
a. 1631, John Donne, Satyre II:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embrotheling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| embrothels | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| embrothelling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| embrothelled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| embrothelled | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
| embrotheled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| embrotheled | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |