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ensile

American  
[en-sahyl, en-sahyl] / ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛn saɪl /

verb (used with object)

ensiled, ensiling

  1. to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.

  2. to make into ensilage.

ensile British  
/ ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛnsaɪl /

verb

  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

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Other Word Forms

  • ensilability noun

Etymology

Origin of ensile

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

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