Meaning & use
Encase
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To enclose something completely within a case, covering, or layer.
See it in a sentence
The workers encased the exposed wiring in a protective conduit.
Ice encased the branches after the storm, coating every twig in glass.
A note on using this word
Also spelled "incase" in older texts, though "encase" is now the standard modern spelling.
Words with a similar meaning
encloseenvelop
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Words with an opposite meaning
exposeuncover
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