em-

Latin

to put into, to cause

Prefix · means "to put into, to cause"

Same-family forms

Roots often paired with em-

Associated Words · 25

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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