Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encase

/ɪŋˈkeɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: en-case
IPA: /ɪŋˈkeɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enclose, as in a case.

Example Sentences

"They always appeared to me like asses who gladly incase themselves in lions' skins and cheer themselves with the idea that all the world about them consists also of similarly disguised asses."
"She was a pleasant-looking woman of about forty, with a deep voice, almost manly in its stentorian tones, and had a large sensible square body, with feet to match—these last encased in good thick boots."
"And with the story of the booking office, we have a fortune deeply entwined with the stations encasing them."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English case English encase From en- + case.

Inflected Forms

encases (present, singular) encasing (participle, present) encased (participle, past) encased (past) incase (alternative)

Derived Forms

encasement encaser

Synonyms

incase case

Rhymes With

place case face space face-to-face race base worst-case replace grace chase pace

Questions

How do you pronounce encase?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪŋˈkeɪs/.
What does encase mean?: To enclose, as in a case.
Where does encase come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English case English encase From en- + case.

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