embase
/ɪmˈbeɪs/obsolete
embase is spelled E-M-B-A-S-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, embase means “To lower physically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in embase?
| Letters | 6: E-M-B-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is embase?
Embase appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce embase?
- /ɪmˈbeɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-embase.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of embase
- embases present, singular, he/she/it
- embasing participle, present
- embased participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does embase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo lower physically.
- 2
archaicTo bring down or lower in position, status, etc.; to degrade, humiliate.
- 3
archaicTo lower the value of (a coin, commodity etc.); to debase (a coin) with alloy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does embase come from?
From em- + base. Compare Old French embaissier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).