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.
Words nearby ensile
ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, ensign, ensign staff, ensilage, ensile, ensky, enslave, ensnare, ensnarl, ensor
Origin of ensile
OTHER WORDS FROM ensile
en·si·la·bil·i·ty, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Examples 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. DavidEnsilor 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, nounWord 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