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verb (used with object), en·cased, en·cas·ing.to enclose in or as in a case: We encased the ancient vase in glass to preserve it. Origin of encaseFirst recorded in 1625–35; en-1 + case2 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH encaseencase , in caseWords nearby encaseencapsule, Encarnación, encarnalize, encarpus, en carré, encase, encasement, encash, encastré, encaustic, -ence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for encaseThese lie alongside each other to form the fascicle, or syntrophium, encased in the thickened outside cover, the labium. Evolution made mosquitos into stealthy, sensitive vampires|Erica McAlister|October 15, 2020|Popular Science It includes a removable hypoallergenic bamboo viscose cover that encases pure memory foam. Memory foam mattress toppers that might change your life|PopSci Commerce Team|October 2, 2020|Popular Science Her voice was too strong, too assured, to encase in strict rules. Lynn Sherr Remembers College Friend Nora Ephron|Lynn Sherr|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST Of course, those spheres also encase it in a petrochemical prison. Bye Bye Kitty Review: Japanese Art Grows Up|Blake Gopnik|March 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His breeches also appear to be of buff leather, and large boots, with wide tops, encase his feet and legs. A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald Thoughts are such mighty magnets that they attract even the material bodies that encase them. The Bail Jumper|Robert J. C. Stead Sew up tight, tie up the legs, and encase the body with strong twine, wrapped around to hold the wings to the body. Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book|H. J. Clayton The time occupied from beginning to encase it until the completion was about three and a half months. The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various Sul-útag plastik ang alambri dikuryinti, Encase the electric wire in plastic. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for encase
verb(tr) to place or enclose in or as if in a case Derived forms of encaseencasement or incasement, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to encasedrape, hide, swaddle, swathe, shroud, immerse, cover, cloak, bundle, sheathe, fold, enclose, bandage, bind, clothe, pack, roll up, tie up, unite, strap |