em-
Latinto put into, to cause
Prefix · means "to put into, to cause"
Same-family forms
Roots often paired with em-
Associated Words · 25
employee
a person who is paid to work for an employer
employ
To hire someone for work; to make use of something for a purpose
emphasize
To give special importance or attention to something
employer
A person or company that hires and pays workers
emphasis
Special importance or attention given to something
embrace
To hold someone in one's arms; to eagerly accept an idea
employment
The state of having a paid job; the act of hiring someone
unemployment
The state of not having a job; the level of joblessness in an economy
embody
To be a perfect expression of an abstract idea; to include as part of a whole
embed
To fix firmly into surrounding material; to insert content within another file
embargo
An official ban on trade or information release; to impose such a ban
unemployed
Without a job; the jobless as a group
embarrass
To cause someone to feel awkward or ashamed in a social situation
empathy
The ability to understand and share another person's feelings
embodiment
A person or thing that perfectly represents an abstract quality
embellish
To decorate or beautify; to add exaggerated details to a story
embroider
To decorate fabric with needlework; to exaggerate details in a story
emphatic
Forceful and strongly expressed; a word or form used for emphasis
embankment
A raised mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or support a road
empathize
To understand and share another's feelings
imperil
To put in danger; to threaten with harm
emboss
To decorate a surface with a raised design or pattern
embalm
To preserve a dead body using chemicals; to keep something from being forgotten
impassion
To arouse strong emotion or passion in someone