Ensheathe

//ɪnˈʃiːð// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cover with or as if with a sheath. transitive

    "Each filament of combustible pulp is ensheathed in an isolating tube, and these tubes are then bound into cable-like trunks."

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"Each filament of combustible pulp is ensheathed in an isolating tube, and these tubes are then bound into cable-like trunks."

Etymology

From en- + sheathe.

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