"encradle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: encradles [present, singular, third-person], encradling [participle, present], encradled [participle, past], encradled [past]
Etymology: en- + cradle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|cradle}} en- + cradle Head templates: {{en-verb}} encradle (third-person singular simple present encradles, present participle encradling, simple past and past participle encradled)
  1. (transitive) To lay in a cradle. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-encradle-en-verb-fAtYY0OB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

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