embank

em·bank
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/ɪmˈbæŋk/[ɪmˈbæŋk]Canada, US/ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk/Canada, US[ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk]

verb

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

OriginEnglish bank ← Middle English en- ← Old French en- →
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Meanings

verbembank (third-person singular simple present embanks, present participle embanking, simple past and past participle embanked)

present singular third person embanks · participle present embanking · participle past embanked · past embanked · alternative archaic imbank

  1. to put up a bank so as to confine or to defend
  2. to protect by a bank of earth or stone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishbank
  9. Englishembank

From en- + bank.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with embank

bankthankranktankblankspankfranchankcrankdrankPlanckshankplankflankprankswankbancankhdankcinqueshranklankManctreebank
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Cite this entry
APA

embank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embank

MLA

“embank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embank. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embank,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embank.

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