Added 10 October 2026 embay verb Categories: Obscure Words verb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about embay at Wordnik → Where our words come from → To bathe; to steep. verb To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay. Related Words: embathebeathbebatheforbathebebaybatheindrenchseetheinsteepembalsamsteepbath Back to today's word