encase
verb
1 encase
Enclose in, or as if in, a case:
— My feet were encased in mud.
synonyms: case, incase.
Roget 223:
cover;
superpose,
superimpose;
overlay,
overspread;
wrap
etc.
225;
encase,
incase†;
face,
case,
veneer,
pave,
paper;
tip,
cap,
bind;
bulkhead,
bulkhead in;
clapboard [U.S.].
coat,
paint,
varnish,
pay,
incrust,
stucco,
dab,
plaster,
tar;
wash;
besmear,
bedaub;
anoint,
do over;
gild,
plate,
japan,
lacquer,
lacker†,
enamel,
whitewash;
parget†;
lay it on thick.
overlie,
overarch†;
endome†;
conceal
etc.
528.
[of aluminum]
anodize.
[of steel]
galvanize.
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Roget 229:
circumscribe,
limit,
bound,
confine,
inclose;
surround
etc.
227;
compass about;
imprison
etc.
(restrain)
751;
hedge in,
wall in,
rail in;
fence round,
fence in,
hedge round;
picket;
corral.
enfold,
bury,
encase,
incase†,
pack up,
enshrine,
inclasp†;
wrap up
etc.
(invest)
225;
embay†,
embosom†.
containment
(inclusion)
76.
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Dutch: in geval
Moby thesaurus: bag, barrel, basket, bottle, bottle up, box, box in, box up, cabin, can, capsule, carton, case, cask, casket, cloister, closet, coffin, confine, cramp, crate, crib, embox, embrace, encapsulate, encyst, enfold, enshroud, entomb, envelop, enwrap, hamper, immure, invest, jar, lap, pack, package, parcel, pot, sack, sheathe, shroud, smother, straiten, surround, swaddle, swathe, tank, tin, wrap, wrap about, wrap up ... show more.
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