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encave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-cave
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.

Transitive verb

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 cave English encave From en- + cave.

Usage

Inflected Forms

encaves (present, singular) encaving (participle, present) encaved (participle, past) encaved (past)

Questions

What does encave mean?
To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.
Where does encave 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 cave English encave From en- + cave.

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