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Definition of ensconce verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ensconce

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈskɑns//

be ensconced (+adv./prep.) ensconce yourself (+adv./prep.) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ensconce

he / she / it ensconces

past simple ensconced

-ing form ensconcing

if you are ensconced or ensconce yourself somewhere, you are made or make yourself comfortable and safe in that place or position

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