To cause to marvel or wonder at something; to fill with amazement or astonishment.
From the prefix em- (to cause to be or put in) plus marvel (wonder or amazement), following the pattern of verbs like 'embitter' and 'embolden.'
This verb is utterly lost to history—it expresses something so specific (to cause wonder) that modern English just says 'astonish' or 'amaze,' but its existence shows how English once had a richer vocabulary for emotional reactions.
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