Definition of ensconce Ensconce

/ɪnskɑˈns/ - [inskans] - en•sconce

We found 8 definitions of ensconce from 7 different sources.

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What does ensconce mean?

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Verb

ensconces, ensconcing, ensconced  

ensconce - fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"
  settle
  position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ensconce (v. t.)
    To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ensconce
    en-skons′, v.t. to cover or protect as with a sconce or earth-work: to hide safely

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • ensconce
    To intrench; to protect by a slight fortification.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • ensconce
    To cover as with a fort.

Part of speech

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  • ensconce, verb, present, 1st person singular of ensconce (infinitive).
  • ensconce, verb (infinitive).

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