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Definition of encase
transitive verb
: to enclose in or as if in a case
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Examples of encase in a Sentence
Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
Recent Examples of encase from the Web
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Lights encased in sleek red fixtures hang throughout, and a pair of televisions were tuned to sports over the bar on our visits.
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Meanwhile, the government pressed on with testing to identify other buildings encased in cladding material similar to that at Grenfell.
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But on the outside, instead of being covered in that throat-itch-inducing brown hair, they're encased in a thin, edible skin similar to that of a grape.
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It's all encased in a slim weatherproof enclosure that fits flush against the bottom of the board.
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Thousands of years ago, molten rock from Newberry Volcano devoured a standing forest, leaving the trees encased in hard rock when the lava cooled.
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A motif of human-like figures encased in milky-white liquid pops up repeatedly until a dead-eyed child gets lit on fire amid a horde of zombie-like antagonists.
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Shredded swordfish is encased in a crispy tortilla and topped with an avocado and habanero salsa.
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That’s different from loading a round — containing bullet and gunpowder encased together — into the breech, at the rear end of the barrel, as with more common modern rifles.
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First Known Use of encase
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: to completely cover (something)
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: to cover or surround : enclose in or as if in a case … doctors had … encased the numb side of his body in a cast. — William H. Armstrong, Sounder
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