Usually means: Enclose or cover with protective layer.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word ensheathe:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. ensheathe: Merriam-Webster
  2. ensheathe: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ensheathe: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. ensheathe: Wordnik
  5. ensheathe: Wiktionary
  6. ensheathe: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. ensheathe: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. ensheathe: Dictionary.com
  9. ensheathe: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ensheathe: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ensheathe: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ensheathe)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To cover with or as if with a sheath.

Similar:
insheathe, insheath, ensheath, sheathe, vaginate, enswathe, beswathe, beshroud, seethe, enshroud, more...

Opposite:
unsheathe

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Similar:
insheathe, insheath, ensheath, sheathe, vaginate, enswathe, beswathe, beshroud, seethe, enshroud, more...

Opposite:
unsheathe



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