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encurtain

encurtain verb: to enclose with, or as if with, curtains.

Verb

encurtain (third-person singular simple present encurtains, present participle encurtaining, simple past and past participle encurtained)

  1. (transitive) To enclose with, or as if with, curtains.
    Synonyms:
    incurtain

Synonyms of encurtain

Forms of encurtain

third-person singular presentencurtains
present participleencurtaining
past participleencurtained
pastencurtained

Origin of encurtain

From en- + curtain.

Questions about encurtain

What does encurtain mean?
Encurtain means to enclose with, or as if with, curtains.
What part of speech is encurtain?
Encurtain is a verb.
What is the past tense of encurtain?
The past tense of encurtain is encurtained.

Words near encurtain in the dictionary

  1. encurs
  2. encurse
  3. encursed
  4. encurses
  5. encursing
  6. encurtain
  7. encurtained
  8. encurtaining
  9. encurtains
  10. ency
  11. encyc

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