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  1. 1. v. t. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. cover with a protective sheathing Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. enclose with a sheath Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes. Grew. 'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now. Dryden. 2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak. 3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper. 4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.] Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, to make peace. Source: webster
  9. 9. v:100 v. cover with a protective sheathing v. enclose with a sheath v. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh Source: ecdict

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