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encase

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \in-ˈkās, en-\
    • /ɪnˈkeɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \in-ˈkās, en-\

Definitions of encase word

  • noun encase Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround. 1
  • intransitive verb encase enclose, cover 1
  • verb encase If a person or an object is encased in something, they are completely covered or surrounded by it. 0
  • verb encase to place or enclose in or as if in a case 0
  • verb transitive encase to cover completely; enclose 0
  • verb transitive encase to put into a case or cases 0

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Parts of speech for Encase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

encase popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for encase

verb encase

  • cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • sheathe — to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
  • coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
  • wrap — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
  • swathe — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.

Antonyms for encase

verb encase

  • uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.

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