"encave" meaning in English

See encave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: encaves [present, singular, third-person], encaving [participle, present], encaved [participle, past], encaved [past]
Etymology: From en- + cave. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|cave}} en- + cave Head templates: {{en-verb}} encave (third-person singular simple present encaves, present participle encaving, simple past and past participle encaved)
  1. (transitive) To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-encave-en-verb-JRRxqU4a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 57 34 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 44 7

Inflected forms

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