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ensheath

ensheath is the alternative spelling of ensheathe.

Meaning of ensheathe

Verb

ensheathe (third-person singular simple present ensheathes, present participle ensheathing, simple past and past participle ensheathed)

  1. (transitive) To cover with or as if with a sheath.
    • Each filament of combustible pulp is ensheathed in an isolating tube, and these tubes are then bound into cable-like trunks.1858, Edward Hughes, Reading Lessons

Antonyms of ensheath

Forms of ensheath

third-person singular presentensheaths
present participleensheathing
past participleensheathed
pastensheathed

Questions about ensheath

What is ensheath the alternative spelling of?
Ensheath is the alternative spelling of ensheathe.

Words near ensheath in the dictionary

  1. enshadow
  2. enshadowed
  3. enshadowing
  4. enshadows
  5. enshawled
  6. ensheath
  7. ensheathe
  8. ensheathed
  9. ensheathes
  10. ensheathing
  11. ensheathment

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