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Thesaurus: ensconce

To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.

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Definitions

  1. v. t. To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.
  2. v. fix firmly
  3. To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal. She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.
  4. To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hidesecurely; to conceal.She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.