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单词 encases
释义

encase

verb

en·​case in-ˈkās How to pronounce encase (audio)
en-
encased; encasing; encases

transitive verb

: to enclose in or as if in a case

Synonyms

  • box (in)
  • cage
  • closet
  • coop (up)
  • corral
  • encage
  • enclose
  • inclose
  • envelop
  • fence (in)
  • hedge
  • hem (in)
  • house
  • immure
  • include
  • mew (up)
  • pen
  • wall (in)
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Example Sentences

Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm. fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
Recent Examples on the Web Upon further inspection, small holes were found in the clear plastic packaging bags that encase the IV bags, the complaint states. Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 But near the dam, 3 miles away, the canyon walls that encase a deeper water column were cold and bass-free. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2022 The wires, screens and batteries that make up our devices—not to mention the plastic, metal and other materials that encase them—are filling up landfills with hazardous debris. Anna Blaustein, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 Then, spoon more melted chocolate over the filling, using the back of a spoon to encase the peanut butter cream inside its delectable chocolate tomb. Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022 The best strategy for getting through the heat wave might be to encase yourself in ice and stand under a tree. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 That prompted the Louvre to encase the painting in safety glass, Reuters reports. Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022 Hardside or hardshell luggage is made of plastic or metal materials that hold their shape to encase and protect your belongings. Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2022 Almost every traditional pit-cooking method utilizes some sort of large leaves to encase the food and add steam during the process. Murat Oztaskin, Outside Online, 10 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

encase

verb

en·​case in-ˈkās How to pronounce encase (audio)
encased; encasing
: to cover or surround : enclose in or as if in a case
… doctors had … encased the numb side of his body in a cast. William Armstrong, Sounder

encases

verb

present tense third-person singular of encase
as in encloses
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • encloses
  • houses
  • surrounds
  • includes
  • envelops
  • confines
  • contains
  • cages
  • incloses
  • pens
  • restricts
  • encompasses
  • closets
  • immures
  • encircles
  • hedges
  • encages
  • corrals
  • circumscribes
  • bounds
  • encapsulates
  • enfolds
  • walls (in)
  • boxes (in)
  • mews (up)
  • limits
  • hems (in)
  • fences (in)
  • rings
  • coops (up)
  • enframes
  • cocoons
  • enlaces
  • armors
  • ensheathes
  • frames
  • encysts
  • encapsules
  • enspheres
  • enwombs
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