encase

[ en-keys ]

/ ɛnˈkeɪs /

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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.

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Also incase.

Origin of encase

First recorded in 1625–35; en-¹ + case²

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH encase

encase , in case

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Nanoparticles encase the vaccine’s mRNA and deliver it to someone’s cells.
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Nanoparticles encase the mRNA and deliver it to the host cells.
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It just made their bodies seem like they were plastic or encased in plastic.
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The official Dealey Plaza event, expected to be an hour or less long, will be encased in heavy security, according to Altshuler.
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These bags were encased in cotton sacks and gunny bags to protect the rubber.
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The embryo thus enclosed in the egg finds its protection in the fact that it is encased in a fluid contained in the amnion.
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They wore knee-breeches and stockings of a fine texture, while their feet were encased in sandals adorned with gold buckles.
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Teeth began to chatter, and various portions of the structure in which she was encased, to give way.
Continental Monthly , Vol V. Issue III. March, 1864|Various
When Billy was sixteen he had encased his real personality in a reserve which few people could penetrate.
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British Dictionary definitions for encase

encase

incase

/ (ɪnˈkeɪs) /

verb

(tr) to place or enclose in or as if in a case

Derived forms of encase

encasement or incasement, noun

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incase

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