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.

RELATED WORDS

wrapped, sheathed

Nearby words

encapsulate, encapsule, encarnación, encarnalize, encarpus, encase, encasement, encash, encastré, encaustic, enceinte

Also incase.

Origin of encase

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

Can be confused

encase in case

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This issue is encased in an even greater tension between the military and the Democrats over religion.
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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 encased

encase

incase

/ (ɪnˈkeɪs) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

encasement or incasement, noun

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encase

verb (used with object), en·cased, en·cas·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for encased

encase

incase

verb

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