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encase

/ɛnˈkeɪs/
/ɛnˈkeɪs/
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Other forms: encased; encasing; encases

To encase something is to cover it or close it off, as if you were putting it in a shell, a coating, or a box. Some cheesemakers encase each wheel of cheese in wax.

When you're packing your lunch, you might encase a brownie in wax paper, or encase a sandwich in a plastic container. A hug can encase you in warmth and affection, and the dark can even seem to encase you on a moonless night in the country. Encase combines the prefix en-, "make" or "put in," and case, "container" or "receptacle," from the Latin root capsa, "box."

Definitions of encase
  1. verb
    enclose in, or as if in, a case
    “my feet were encased in mud”
    synonyms: case, incase
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    types:
    pack
    arrange in a container
    box, package
    put into a box
    sack
    put in a sack
    crate
    put into a crate; as for protection
    containerise, containerize
    package in a container
    bag
    put into a bag
    bundle, bundle up, roll up
    make into a bundle
    stow
    fill by packing tightly
    type of:
    close in, enclose, inclose, shut in
    surround completely
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