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en·case
(ĕn-kās′)tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es
To enclose in or as if in a case.
en·case′ment n.
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encase
(ɪnˈkeɪs) orincase
vb
(tr) to place or enclose in or as if in a case
enˈcasement, inˈcasement n
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en•case
(ɛnˈkeɪs)v.t. -cased, -cas•ing.
to enclose in or as if in a case.
[1625–35]
en•case′ment, n.
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encase
Past participle: encased
Gerund: encasing
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| Verb | 1. | encase - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes" sack - put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions" crate - put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" |
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Translations
يُغَلِّف، يَضَع في صُنْدوق
indkapsleomslutte
tokba zár
búa um
iesaiņotietvert apvalkā
kaplamakörtmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
encase
[ɪnˈkeɪs] vt (= cover) → recouvrirto encase sth in sth (in concrete, glass) → recouvrir qch de qch; (in container) → enfermer qch dans qch
to be encased in plaster [broken arm, leg] → être dans le plâtre, être plâtré(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
encase
vt → verkleiden (in mit); wires → umgeben (in mit); (Cook) cake → überziehen (in mit); (in pastry etc) → einhüllen (→ in in +acc); her arms were encased in plaster → ihre Arme waren eingegipst or in einem Gipsverband
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
encase
(inˈkeis) verb to enclose (as if) in a case. The nuts were encased in hard outer coverings.
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