encover

/ɪŋˈkʌvə(ɹ)/

encover verb: to cover.

Verb

encover (third-person singular simple present encovers, present participle encovering, simple past and past participle encovered)

(rare) To cover.
- A series of interrupted sutures of No. 1 catgut are now inserted into the fascia layer immediately below the vaginal epithelium. These encover the thread sutures and further reinforce the action of the thread "sling".1961, Berichte - Volume 2
- The difference between the two is that the Kānvas conclude with only the statement that by ācamana, the prāṇa itself is encovered or enclothed, while the Mādhyandinas further add the injuction.1998, Journal of the Oriental Institute - Volume 47, page 63

For, of all contriving to encover space, the arch — alone or 'circulared' into the dome — is the most ingenious.2008, Donald E. Wagner, Kenneth Cragg, Dying in the Land of Promise, page 116:
Finally, awareness of context and of what concepts can signify or encover in relation to it, requires that we critically examine ...2010, Olga Sicilia, There Is No Such Thing As a Spirit in the Stone!, page 110:

third-person singular present	encovers
present participle	encovering
past participle	encovered
past	encovered

What does encover mean?: Encover means to cover.
How do you use encover in a sentence?: For, of all contriving to encover space, the arch — alone or 'circulared' into the dome — is the most ingenious.
What part of speech is encover?: Encover is a verb.
How do you pronounce encover?: Encover is pronounced /ɪŋˈkʌvə(ɹ)/.
What is the past tense of encover?: The past tense of encover is encovered.

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