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em·bank

(ĕm-băngk′)
tr.v. em·banked, em·bank·ing, em·banks
To confine, support, or protect with an embankment.
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embank

(ɪmˈbæŋk)
vb
(Civil Engineering) (tr) to protect, enclose, or confine (a waterway, road, etc) with an embankment
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em•bank

(ɛmˈbæŋk)

v.t. -banked, -bank•ing.
to enclose or protect with an embankment.
[1640–50]
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embank


Past participle: embanked
Gerund: embanking

Imperative
embank
embank
Present
I embank
you embank
he/she/it embanks
we embank
you embank
they embank
Preterite
I embanked
you embanked
he/she/it embanked
we embanked
you embanked
they embanked
Present Continuous
I am embanking
you are embanking
he/she/it is embanking
we are embanking
you are embanking
they are embanking
Present Perfect
I have embanked
you have embanked
he/she/it has embanked
we have embanked
you have embanked
they have embanked
Past Continuous
I was embanking
you were embanking
he/she/it was embanking
we were embanking
you were embanking
they were embanking
Past Perfect
I had embanked
you had embanked
he/she/it had embanked
we had embanked
you had embanked
they had embanked
Future
I will embank
you will embank
he/she/it will embank
we will embank
you will embank
they will embank
Future Perfect
I will have embanked
you will have embanked
he/she/it will have embanked
we will have embanked
you will have embanked
they will have embanked
Future Continuous
I will be embanking
you will be embanking
he/she/it will be embanking
we will be embanking
you will be embanking
they will be embanking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been embanking
you have been embanking
he/she/it has been embanking
we have been embanking
you have been embanking
they have been embanking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been embanking
you will have been embanking
he/she/it will have been embanking
we will have been embanking
you will have been embanking
they will have been embanking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been embanking
you had been embanking
he/she/it had been embanking
we had been embanking
you had been embanking
they had been embanking
Conditional
I would embank
you would embank
he/she/it would embank
we would embank
you would embank
they would embank
Past Conditional
I would have embanked
you would have embanked
he/she/it would have embanked
we would have embanked
you would have embanked
they would have embanked
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. embank - enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke"
hold in, enclose, confine - close in; darkness enclosed him"
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Translations

embank

vt river → eindämmen, eindeichen
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