imbo

v. t. & i. [ Obs. ] See Emboil. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Embolden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. im- not + L. bonitas goodness. ] Lack of goodness. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbordered p. pr. & vb. n. Imbordering. ] [ Pref. im- in + border. Cf. Emborder. ] To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbosked p. pr. & vb. n. Imbosking. ] [ CF. It. imboscare to imbosk, imboscarsi to retire into a wood; pref. im- in + bosco wood. See Boscage, and cf. Ambush. ] To conceal, as in bushes; to hide. [ Obs. ] Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be concealed. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbosomed p. pr. & vb. n. Imbosoming. ] [ Pref. im- in + bosom. Cf. Embosom. ] 1. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Father infinite,
By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Emboss. [ 1913 Webster ]