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`verb | en·case | \ in-ˈkās , en- \
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`Popularity: Bottom 40% of words | Updated on: 10 Jan 2018
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`Examples: ENCASE in a Sentence (cid:126)
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`Definition of ENCASE
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`transitive verb
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`: to enclose in or as if in a case
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`First Known Use: 1633
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`Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
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`fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
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`On the mall's east end, the former Sears building's upper floors will house a
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`14-screen movie theater encased in glass.
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`The Oregonian/Oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "Lloyd Center Sears on list of stores
`to close; Springfield outlet too," 4 Jan. 2018
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`encasing
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`Mari Uyehara, Bon Appetit, "In Defense of Cooking Like a Complete and Total
`Maniac," 14 Dec. 2017
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`Pregnancy tests have been pretty standard for the past few decades: They're
`made of a fiber strip encased in plastic.
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`Korin Miller, SELF, "You Can Flush This Pregnancy Test After You Take It," 13 Dec.
`2017
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`These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current
`usage of the word 'encase.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-
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`First Known Use of ENCASE
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`1633
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`ENCASE Synonyms
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`Synonyms
`box (in), cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encage, enclose, envelop, fence (in),
`hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)
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`verb
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`ENCASE for English Language Learners
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`: to completely cover (something)
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`encase
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`verb |
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`\ in-ˈkās \
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`Definition of ENCASE for Students
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`encased; encasing
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`: to cover or surround : enclose in or as if in a case
`… doctors had … encased the numb side of his body in a cast.
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