embrothel

English

Etymology

From em- +‎ brothel.

Verb

embrothel (third-person singular simple present embrothels, present participle (US) embrotheling or (UK) embrothelling, simple past and past participle (US) embrotheled or (UK) embrothelled)

  1. (transitive, rare or obsolete) To inclose or harbour in a brothel.
    • a. 1631, John Donne, Satyre II:
      Men, which chuse Law practice for mere gain, boldly repute, Worse than imbrothel'd strumpets prostitute.
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