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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embank

/ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-bank
IPA
/ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

to protect by a bank of earth or stone

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English bank English embank From en- + bank.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk/

Inflected Forms

embanks (present, singular) embanking (participle, present) embanked (participle, past) embanked (past) imbank (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

embanker embankment

Rhymes With

thank bank central bank frank grand bank tank rank blank drank hank prank sank

Questions

How do you pronounce embank?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋk/.
What does embank mean?
to put up a bank so as to confine or to defend
Where does embank come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English bank English embank From en- + bank.

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