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Umbraid vs Embraid - What's the difference?

umbraid | embraid |

As verbs the difference between umbraid and embraid

is that umbraid is (transitive|obsolete|or|dialectal) to upbraid while embraid is (obsolete|transitive) to braid up, as hair.

As a noun umbraid

is (archaic|or|dialectal) contention; strife.

umbraid

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (transitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) To upbraid.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, or, dialectal) Contention; strife.

    • embraid

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To braid up, as hair.
    • (Spenser)
  • (obsolete) To upbraid.
    • (Webster 1913)