ensconce

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Definition of ENSCONCE

1

to establish or place comfortably or snugly <the kids had contentedly ensconced themselves on the couch before the TV> <happily ensconced in her new home>

Synonyms install, lodge, nestle, perch, roost, settle

Related Words deploy, emplace, fix, locate, park, plant, position, set, situate, station; anchor, bivouac, camp, camp (out); burrow, curl up, dig in; harbor, house

2

to put into a hiding place <ensconced the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look>

Synonyms bury, cache, conceal, ensconce, secrete

Related Words hoard, squirrel (away), stash; entomb, inter

Near Antonyms bare, expose, reveal, show, uncover, unmask, unveil, unwrap; flaunt, parade, show off; disinter, unearth

Antonyms display, exhibit