verb
Meaning 1
To enclose, as in a case.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
encase
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪŋˈkeɪs/
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rhymes with -eɪs
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CMU ARPABET: EH0 N K EY1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
enclose in, or as if in, a case
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- my feet were encased in mud
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incase, case
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
Narrower terms: pack, box, package, sack, crate
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English case English encase From en- + case.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: uzavřít — to enclose in a case
- Czech: obalit — to enclose in a case
- Dutch: omhullen — to enclose in a case
- Finnish: sulkea sisäänsä — to enclose in a case
- Finnish: pitää sisällään — to enclose in a case
- Galician: encerrar — to enclose in a case
- Galician: meter — to enclose in a case
- German: eingehüllen — to enclose in a case
- Ido: enkestigar — to enclose in a case
- Māori: tūpuni — to enclose in a case
- Spanish: revestir — to enclose in a case
- Spanish: recubrir — to enclose in a case
- Spanish: meter — to enclose in a case
- Spanish: ademar — to enclose in a case