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to incase

to incase

7.2
To put something inside a cover or case
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈkeɪs/
translation icon : encerrar
  • The delicate statue was carefully incased in bubble wrap for shipping.

Examples

  • Workers began incasing the electrical wires in protective tubing.

  • Please incase the documents before sending them.

  • Overnight, the trees were incased in a layer of shimmering ice.

  • The artist incased the sculpture in glass.

  • The delicate statue was carefully incased in bubble wrap for shipping.

  • Workers began incasing the electrical wires in protective tubing.

  • Please incase the documents before sending them.

Synonyms

to encase
vsto incase
34 4.9

To cover something completely so nothing can get in or out

encloses within a cover but may not seal completely
to case
vsto incase
4 5.3

To put something into a box or container to protect it

is the same meaning but written as a single combined word
to inclose
vsto incase
  • Archaic
7.8

Surround something completely on all sides to shut it in

encloses inside a container or cover rather than sealing a larger area

Antonyms

to release
∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

to expose
146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

How Enclosed

to seal
457 2.5
to incase
7.2
to enclose
84 3.7
to wrap
729 1.0
to cover
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

incase infinitive
incased past
incased past participle
incasing present participle
incases third person singular

Morphology

incase = case (transparent) = in + case

The verb meaning 'put into a case or covering' is directly understandable from the noun 'case' and the locative prefix 'in-'.

Etymology

Incase comes from in- meaning 'in' and case meaning 'a box or cover', so it originally meant putting something 'in a case' or under a cover. That's why to incase something is to put it inside or cover it.