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English verb: encase

1. encase (contact) enclose in, or as if in, a case


SamplesMy feet were encased in mud.


ExamplesThey encase the goods


Synonymscase, incase


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s something PP


Broader (hypernym)close in, enclose, inclose, shut in


Narrower (hyponym)box, crate, pack, package, sack









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