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insheathe

insheathe is the archaic form 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

Forms of insheathe

third-person singular presentinsheathes
present participleinsheathing
past participleinsheathed
pastinsheathed

Questions about insheathe

What is insheathe the archaic form of?
Insheathe is the archaic form of ensheathe.

Words near insheathe in the dictionary

  1. inshallah
  2. inshallahball
  3. inshave
  4. inshaves
  5. insheath
  6. insheathe
  7. insheathed
  8. insheathes
  9. insheathing
  10. insheaths
  11. inshell

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