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Definition of encase verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

encase

verb
 
/ɪnˈkeɪs/
 
/ɪnˈkeɪs/
[often passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they encase
 
/ɪnˈkeɪs/
 
/ɪnˈkeɪs/
he / she / it encases
 
/ɪnˈkeɪsɪz/
 
/ɪnˈkeɪsɪz/
past simple encased
 
/ɪnˈkeɪst/
 
/ɪnˈkeɪst/
past participle encased
 
/ɪnˈkeɪst/
 
/ɪnˈkeɪst/
-ing form encasing
 
/ɪnˈkeɪsɪŋ/
 
/ɪnˈkeɪsɪŋ/
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  1. to surround or cover something completely, especially to protect it
    • be encased (in something) The reactor is encased in concrete and steel.
    • His upper body was completely encased in bandages.
See encase in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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