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ensconce

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \in-ˈskän(t)s\
    • /ɪnˈskɒns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \in-ˈskän(t)s\

Definitions of ensconce word

  • noun ensconce Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place. 1
  • transitive verb ensconce make oneself cosy 1
  • verb ensconce to establish or settle firmly or comfortably 0
  • verb ensconce to place in safety; hide 0
  • verb transitive ensconce to hide; conceal; shelter 0
  • verb transitive ensconce to place or settle comfortably, snugly, or securely 0
See all 8 definitions of ensconce

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Parts of speech for Ensconce

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ensconce

ensconce 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.
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Synonyms for ensconce

verb ensconce

  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • screen — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
  • shield — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
  • situate — to put in or on a particular site or place; locate.
All 25 Synonyms of ensconce

Antonyms for ensconce

verb ensconce

  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
  • depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
  • disestablish — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
All 22 Antonyms of ensconce

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