ensile

[ en-sahyl, en-sahyl ]

verb (used with object),en·siled, en·sil·ing.
  1. to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.

  2. to make into ensilage.

Origin of ensile

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

Other words from ensile

  • en·si·la·bil·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ensile

ensile

/ (ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛnsaɪl) /


verb(tr)
  1. to store and preserve (green fodder) in an enclosed pit or silo

  2. to turn (green fodder) into silage by causing it to ferment in a closed pit or silo

Origin of ensile

1
C19: from French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar, from en- 1 + silo silo

Derived forms of ensile

  • ensilability, noun

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