ensheathe

/ɪnˈʃiːð/

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Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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verb

To cover with or as if with a sheath.

Transitive verb

"Each filament of combustible pulp is ensheathed in an isolating tube, and these tubes are then bound into cable-like trunks."

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

ensheathes (present, singular) ensheathing (participle, present) ensheathed (participle, past) ensheathed (past) insheath (alternative, archaic) insheathe (alternative, archaic)

ensheathment

breathe underneath wreath sheath meath bequeath pontypridd seethe sheathe beath unsheathe wreathe

Questions

How do you pronounce ensheathe?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈʃiːð/.

What does ensheathe mean?

To cover with or as if with a sheath.

Where does ensheathe 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 sheathe English ensheathe From en- + sheathe.

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