encase

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/ 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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How to use encase in a sentence

Portable radiator heaters use micathermic methods to generate heat via oil encased inside.
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The only way to see inside the machinery was to remove a four-way electrical outlet, but it was encased behind a plastic seal bearing a Soviet stamp.
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There are as many different types of mattresses as there are sleeping positions — cotton, wool, latex, silk, cashmere, and a series of fabric-encased coils, to airbeds, futons, and waterbeds.
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He was the sole survivor in a snow-encased wilderness, laughably far from any human help.
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Nanoparticles encase the vaccine’s mRNA and deliver it to someone’s cells.
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It just made their bodies seem like they were plastic or encased in plastic.
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Dominic Ware has a scorpion encased in resin on a string around his neck.
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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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There was also a play on oval shapes, which formed shapely panels on dresses, or seemingly encased the models.
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At one point, I was encased in a jelly-green-tea collagen mask, which was awesome.
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Before morning old Jack Frost snapped his fingers and the whole world was encased in ice.
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She was looking at her shoe, pursing her lips thoughtfully, seeing her feet encased in the gay embroideries of the Medici boots.
The Medici Boots|Pearl Norton Swet
Therefore, the wires must be encased or insulated in some material that will not admit water and is not itself a conductor.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
He took the battered volume—a pamphlet clumsily encased in boards, and drew his hand across its rough sides caressingly.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
He had again mounted his cork legs, and encased his cork feet with splendid-fitting patent leather boots, and Mole felt happy.
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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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encase

Origin of encase

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British Dictionary definitions for encase

incase

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