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Definition of sheathe verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    sheathe

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ʃið//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sheathe
     
    he / she / it sheathes
     
    past simple sheathed
     
    -ing form sheathing
     
     
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  1. 1sheathe something (literary) to put a knife or sword into a sheath
  2. 2[usually passive] sheathe something (in/with something) to cover something in a material, especially in order to protect it
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