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encave

encave verb: to hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.

Verb

encave (third-person singular simple present encaves, present participle encaving, simple past and past participle encaved)

  1. (transitive) To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.

Forms of encave

third-person singular presentencaves
present participleencaving
past participleencaved
pastencaved

Origin of encave

From en- + cave.

Questions about encave

What does encave mean?
Encave means to hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.
What part of speech is encave?
Encave is a verb.
What is the past tense of encave?
The past tense of encave is encaved.

Words near encave in the dictionary

  1. encaustic tile
  2. encaustic tiles
  3. encaustically
  4. encaustick
  5. encaustics
  6. encave
  7. encaved
  8. encaves
  9. encaving
  10. encebollado
  11. encebollados

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