encase
/ɪŋˈkeɪs/
encase verb: to enclose, as in a case.
Verb
encase (third-person singular simple present encases, present participle encasing, simple past and past participle encased)
- To enclose, as in a case.
- They always appeared to me like asses who gladly incase themselves in lions' skins and cheer themselves with the idea that all the world about them consists also of similarly disguised asses.1918, Wilhelm Muehlon, The vandal of Europe
- She was a pleasant-looking woman of about forty, with a deep voice, almost manly in its stentorian tones, and had a large sensible square body, with feet to match—these last encased in good thick boots.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 8
encase meaning in Tamil and Kannada
encase in Tamil
- உறையிடு, பெட்டகத்து வை
encase in Kannada
- ಮುಚ್ಚು, ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳು
Examples of encase in a sentence
- All thoughts of the man encased in the spanktastic tight denim are lost as we move closer.
- Today: chilled macaroni, semolina encasing scrag-end of lamb – couscous – and damp Swiss roll.
- Her apparently female body is a mere shell to encase a cybernetic entity.
Forms of encase
| third-person singular present | encases |
|---|---|
| present participle | encasing |
| past participle | encased |
| past | encased |
| alternative form | incase |
Origin of encase
From en- + case.
Words formed from encase
Words that rhyme with encase
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- embrace
- lace
- replace
- mace
- displace
- bass
- efface
- plaice
- disgrace
- pes
- abase
- debase
- deface
- interlace
- misplace
- retrace
- white space
- bouillabaisse
- dace
- enlace
- grimace
- nominative case
- red in the face
- -ase
- abaisse
- acoustic bass
- aggrace
- Alsace
- apace
- artspace
- gather pace
- Harbour Grace
- Havre de Grace
- heart of grace
- into space
- Jace
- Jase
- laisse
- misgrace
- Naas
- outpace
- reys
- supplace
- Thrace
- torace
Questions about encase
- What does encase mean?
- Encase means to enclose, as in a case.
- What is encase in Tamil?
- Encase in Tamil is உறையிடு, பெட்டகத்து வை. See Encase meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is encase?
- Encase is a verb.
- How do you pronounce encase?
- Encase is pronounced /ɪŋˈkeɪs/.
- What is the past tense of encase?
- The past tense of encase is encased.
Words near encase in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: encase (page history and authors); encase (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); encase (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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