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.

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Words nearby ensile

ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, ensign, ensign staff, ensilage, ensile, ensky, enslave, ensnare, ensnarl, ensor

Origin of ensile

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ensile

en·si·la·bil·i·ty, noun

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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

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