"encradle" meaning in English

See encradle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: encradles [present, singular, third-person], encradling [participle, present], encradled [participle, past], encradled [past]
Etymology: From 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, or as in a cradle. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To lay in a cradle, or as in a cradle."
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        "(transitive) To lay in a cradle, or as in a cradle."
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