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en·sconce

(ĕn-skŏns′)

tr.v. en·sconced, en·sconc·ing, en·sconc·es

1. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably: She ensconced herself in an armchair.

2. To place or conceal in a secure place.

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ensconce

(ɪnˈskɒns)

vb (tr; often passive)

1. to establish or settle firmly or comfortably: ensconced in a chair.

2. to place in safety; hide

[C16: see en-¹, sconce²]

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en•sconce

(ɛnˈskɒns)

v.t. -sconced, -sconc•ing.

1. to settle securely or snugly: The kitten was ensconced in an armchair.

2. to cover or shelter; hide securely.

[1580–90; en-¹ + sconce2]

ensconce

Past participle: ensconced
Gerund: ensconcing

Imperative
ensconce
ensconce

Present
I ensconce
you ensconce
he/she/it ensconces
we ensconce
you ensconce
they ensconce

Preterite
I ensconced
you ensconced
he/she/it ensconced
we ensconced
you ensconced
they ensconced

Present Continuous
I am ensconcing
you are ensconcing
he/she/it is ensconcing
we are ensconcing
you are ensconcing
they are ensconcing

Present Perfect
I have ensconced
you have ensconced
he/she/it has ensconced
we have ensconced
you have ensconced
they have ensconced

Past Continuous
I was ensconcing
you were ensconcing
he/she/it was ensconcing
we were ensconcing
you were ensconcing
they were ensconcing

Past Perfect
I had ensconced
you had ensconced
he/she/it had ensconced
we had ensconced
you had ensconced
they had ensconced

Future
I will ensconce
you will ensconce
he/she/it will ensconce
we will ensconce
you will ensconce
they will ensconce

Future Perfect
I will have ensconced
you will have ensconced
he/she/it will have ensconced
we will have ensconced
you will have ensconced
they will have ensconced

Future Continuous
I will be ensconcing
you will be ensconcing
he/she/it will be ensconcing
we will be ensconcing
you will be ensconcing
they will be ensconcing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ensconcing
you have been ensconcing
he/she/it has been ensconcing
we have been ensconcing
you have been ensconcing
they have been ensconcing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ensconcing
you will have been ensconcing
he/she/it will have been ensconcing
we will have been ensconcing
you will have been ensconcing
they will have been ensconcing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ensconcing
you had been ensconcing
he/she/it had been ensconcing
we had been ensconcing
you had been ensconcing
they had been ensconcing

Conditional
I would ensconce
you would ensconce
he/she/it would ensconce
we would ensconce
you would ensconce
they would ensconce

Past Conditional
I would have ensconced
you would have ensconced
he/she/it would have ensconced
we would have ensconced
you would have ensconced
they would have ensconced

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Verb

ensconce - fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

settle

lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

ensconce

verb settle, establish, install, lodge, nestle, entrench, curl up, snuggle up They ensconced themselves on the couch.

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ensconce

verb

1. To place securely in a position or condition:

establish, fix, install, seat, settle.

2. To put or keep out of sight:

bury, cache, conceal, hide, occult, secrete.

Slang: plant, stash.

Translations

installare sistemare comodamente

ensconce

[ɪnˈskɒns] VT to ensconce o.s → instalarse cómodamente, acomodarse
to be ensconced in → estar cómodamente instalado en

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

ensconce

vr → sich niederlassen, sich häuslich niederlassen (→ in in +dat); he was ensconced in the front room → er hatte sich in dem vorderen Zimmer (häuslich) niedergelassen

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ensconce

[ɪnˈskɒns] vt to ensconce o.s → sistemarsi bene

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