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encase

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en·case  (n-ks)
tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es
To enclose in or as if in a case.

en·casement n.

encase, incase [ɪnˈkeɪs]
vb
(tr) to place or enclose in or as if in a case
encasement , incasement n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.encase - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"
box, package - put into a box; "box the gift, please"
sack - put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"
crate - put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
Translations
encase [ɪnˈkeɪs] VTencerrar (Tech) → revestir
to be encased inestar revestido de

encase [ɪnˈkeɪs] vt (= cover) → recouvrir
to encase sth in sth (in concrete, glass)recouvrir qch de qch; (in container)enfermer qch dans qch
to be encased in plaster [broken arm, leg] → être dans le plâtre, être plâtré(e)

encase
vtverkleiden (in mit); wiresumgeben (in mit); (Cook) cakeüberziehen (in mit); (in pastry etc) → einhüllen (→ in in +acc); her arms were encased in plasterihre Arme waren eingegipst or in einem Gipsverband

encase [ɪnˈkeɪs] vt to encase in (contain) → racchiudere in; (cover) → rivestire di

encase
v encase [inˈkeis]
to enclose (as if) in a case The nuts were encased in hard outer coverings. oortrek, wegsluit, insluit يُغَلِّف، يَضَع في صُنْدوق обвивам uzavřít omslutte; indkapsle einschließen περικλείω encerrar, encajar kapseldama بسته بندی کردن؛ پوشاندن با koteloida enfermer dans לָשִׂים בְּאַרגָז डिब्बे में रखना staviti u sanduk, kutiju tokba zár, beburkol membungkus búa um (í kassa) racchiudere 包む 케이스에 넣다 uždaryti ietvert apvalkā; iesaiņot (kastē) membungkus omhullen innhylle, omslutte zamykać envolver a împacheta полностью закрывать (в оболочку) uza-vrieť zapreti obložiti innesluta, omsluta, packa in หุ้มอย่างมิดชิด kaplamak, örtmek 把...裝箱 вкладати в ящик; упаковувати خانے میں رکھنا cho vào thùng, vào túi ...


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At half-past twelve the train stopped at Burhampoor where Passepartout was able to purchase some Indian slippers, ornamented with false pearls, in which, with evident vanity, he proceeded to encase his feet.
 
 
 
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