encase

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Encase is defined as to completely cover, surround or enclose.

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  1. When your iPad is completely covered and enclosed by its case, this is an example of a time when you encase the iPad.
  2. When your feet are completely covered in mud, this is an example of a time when you encase your feet in mud.

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See encase in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb encased, encasing

  1. to cover completely; enclose
  2. to put into a case or cases

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See encase in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es
To enclose in or as if in a case.

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  • en·caseˈment noun

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