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# encase

verb (encase, encases, encased, encasing)

«encase» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To cover or surround something completely, as if in a case or box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/#m1)
2. To put something inside a hard protective cover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and history, fossils or insects get encased in rock, ice or amber; in D&T and everyday life, wires are encased in plastic, a broken arm in plaster; phrases: «encased in ice», «encased in plaster», «encased in amber».

### Examples

- The insect was encased in amber millions of years ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/#x1)
- Snow encased the car overnight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/#x2)
- His broken leg was encased in plaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/#x3)
- The wires are encased in plastic for safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/#x4)
- The chocolate egg was encased in shiny foil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/#x5)
- Builders encase the steel in concrete. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb (drop e: encasing). Similar: enclose, cover, wrap. Spelling: en + case.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «encase» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encase/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«encase» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/encase.html) on Mova free.