embog

embog
\\ə̇m, em+\ transitive verb
Etymology: en- (I) + bog (n.)
: to sink into or as if into a bog : bog down : mire

the meeting became embogged in arguments over precedent


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • embog — em·bog …   English syllables

  • set back — [v] delay, hinder bog down*, decelerate, defeat, detain, embog, hang up*, hold up, impede, mire, retard, reverse, slow, slow down, slow up; concept 130 Ant. advance, forward …   New thesaurus

  • slow — [adj1] unhurried, lazy apathetic, crawling, creeping, dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, disinclined, dreamy, drowsy, easy, gradual, heavy, idle, imperceptible, inactive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, leaden, leisurely …   New thesaurus

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