Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To enclose in or as if in a case.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See incase, incasement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To inclose in or as if in a case. See
incase .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
enclose , as in acase .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb enclose in, or as if in, a case
Etymologies
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Examples
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At best, you can "encase" the leaded soil with clean soil, and hope that over time the lead will ... what?
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Rust-o-leum and other products are designed to "encase" the rust.
Ask MetaFilter 2009
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says Japan authorities believe the all-important "containment vessels" that encase the radioactive material in reactors 1 and 3 are intact.
Setback in Reactor Fight Yuka Hayashi 2011
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All these cuts are pretty hilarious when you consider the fact that Congress is trying to figure out how to encase the Capitol in plexiglass and engineer 1,000-foot gun-free halos around themselves.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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It was still necessary to encase the top of the tunnel in steel pipes and test the escape capsule, but Sougarret was no longer nervous.
The Man Behind The Rescue Of The Chilean Miners Adam J. Rose 2010
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While it cooks and puffs up in the oven, a delicate crust comes to encase the custard-like interior.
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Those still intact at the end of the process, we promptly encase in lucite.
In the North Woods (or, The War of Art) Marshall Moore 2011
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All these cuts are pretty hilarious when you consider the fact that Congress is trying to figure out how to encase the Capitol in plexiglass and engineer 1,000-foot gun-free halos around themselves.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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“Now, shall I wear the nigh-transparent skirt”—Regin tapped her chin—“or the trews that encase me like a second skin?”
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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Sarah Palin obviously has no trouble with the science behind expensive stockings, pantyhose and things that encase her legs in a silky and shiny way.
Think Progress » Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’ 2010
whichbe commented on the word encase
Just encase.
December 2, 2008