en·chase
(ĕn-chās′)tr.v. en·chased,
en·chas·ing,
en·chas·es 1. To set (a gem, for example).
2. To set with or as if with gems: enchase a brooch.
3. To decorate or ornament by inlaying or engraving.
[Middle English, to engrave, from Old French enchasser, to set gems : en-, in; see en-1 + chasse, case (from Latin capsa, box).]
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enchase
(ɪnˈtʃeɪs) vb (
tr) a less common word for
chase13 [C15: from Old French enchasser to enclose, set, from en-1 + casse case2]
enˈchaser n
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en•chase
(ɛnˈtʃeɪs)
v.t. -chased, -chas•ing. 1. to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
2. to decorate with inlay, embossing, or engraving.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French enchasser to case in]
en•chas′er, n.
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enchase
Past participle: enchased
Gerund: enchasing
| Present |
|---|
| I enchase |
| you enchase |
| he/she/it enchases |
| we enchase |
| you enchase |
| they enchase |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I enchased |
| you enchased |
| he/she/it enchased |
| we enchased |
| you enchased |
| they enchased |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am enchasing |
| you are enchasing |
| he/she/it is enchasing |
| we are enchasing |
| you are enchasing |
| they are enchasing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have enchased |
| you have enchased |
| he/she/it has enchased |
| we have enchased |
| you have enchased |
| they have enchased |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was enchasing |
| you were enchasing |
| he/she/it was enchasing |
| we were enchasing |
| you were enchasing |
| they were enchasing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had enchased |
| you had enchased |
| he/she/it had enchased |
| we had enchased |
| you had enchased |
| they had enchased |
| Future |
|---|
| I will enchase |
| you will enchase |
| he/she/it will enchase |
| we will enchase |
| you will enchase |
| they will enchase |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have enchased |
| you will have enchased |
| he/she/it will have enchased |
| we will have enchased |
| you will have enchased |
| they will have enchased |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be enchasing |
| you will be enchasing |
| he/she/it will be enchasing |
| we will be enchasing |
| you will be enchasing |
| they will be enchasing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been enchasing |
| you have been enchasing |
| he/she/it has been enchasing |
| we have been enchasing |
| you have been enchasing |
| they have been enchasing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been enchasing |
| you will have been enchasing |
| he/she/it will have been enchasing |
| we will have been enchasing |
| you will have been enchasing |
| they will have been enchasing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been enchasing |
| you had been enchasing |
| he/she/it had been enchasing |
| we had been enchasing |
| you had been enchasing |
| they had been enchasing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would enchase |
| you would enchase |
| he/she/it would enchase |
| we would enchase |
| you would enchase |
| they would enchase |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have enchased |
| you would have enchased |
| he/she/it would have enchased |
| we would have enchased |
| you would have enchased |
| they would have enchased |
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