I. ə̇mˈbā, em- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: en- (I) + bay (body of water)
1.
a. : to shut in or shelter especially in a bay
an embayed fleet
b. : encircle , surround
2. : to form into a bay
an embayed shore
II. transitive verb
Etymology: probably from en- (I) + -bay (alteration of bathe )
obsolete : bathe , suffuse