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单词 ensile
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ensile

[ en-sahyl, en-sahyl ]
/ ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛn saɪl /

verb (used with object), en·siled, en·sil·ing.

to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
to make into ensilage.

Origin of ensile

1880–85; <French ensiler<Spanish ensilar, equivalent to en-en-1 + -silar, verbal derivative of silosilo

OTHER WORDS FROM ensile

en·si·la·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby ensile

ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, ensign, ensign staff, ensilage, ensile, -ensis, ensky, enslave, ensnare, ensnarl
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Example sentences from the Web for ensile

  • Ensile is the verb expressive of the action of making silage.

    Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians|William K. David
  • Ensilor stands for the person using the silo to ensile fodder for silage by the process of ensilage.

    Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians|William K. David

British Dictionary definitions for ensile

ensile
/ (ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛnsaɪl) /

verb (tr)

to store and preserve (green fodder) in an enclosed pit or silo
to turn (green fodder) into silage by causing it to ferment in a closed pit or silo

Derived forms of ensile

ensilability, noun

Word Origin for ensile

C19: from French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar, from en- 1 + silo silo
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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