Word: embank
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: em
bank
Definition: to throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an intensifier; a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: bank
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.