Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably.
- transitive verb To place or conceal in a secure place.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cover or shelter as with a sconce or fort; protect; hide securely; give shelter or security to.
- Hence To fix firmly or snugly; settle; lodge: as, he ensconced himself in his comfortable arm-chair.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To place in a
secure environment. - verb intransitive To
settle comfortably .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fix firmly
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Anyone who's returned their Apple laptop for repairs knows that Apple first ships out a wonderfully compact box, packed efficiently with protective stuffing to ensconce the computer.
Apple's Uses Ultra-Large Boxes To Replace Ultra-Compact USB Power Chargers - The Consumerist 2009
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The journey of aging is a complicated one … my partner told me she will pack up all our belongings and ensconce me by the Mediterranean beaches I so deeply desire, if my days become acutely finite. xx,
Inevitable 2009
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His editors had to ensconce him in a hotel suite and watch him constantly to get him to finish certain books.
Whoosh : Bev Vincent 2009
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Considering the disrepute in which the Chicago School currently finds itself within economics, do we really want to ensconce that economic model (er, religion?) in the highcourt?
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At least 131 of Howell's Branch Davidians were convinced enough to ensconce themselves in his compound, yielding to him their daughters as young as 12 to be impregnated by the Messiah.
Jeff Schweitzer: Rapture Rupture Jeff Schweitzer 2011
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In the case of vampires, I locked myself in my bedroom, dim the lights, close the curtains and ensconce myself in the middle of pillows and warm blankets.
Angels' Pawn is out! Psst...something cool in the post [Edited] Nalini Singh 2009
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Max: The Brits liked Monty Python so much they apparently decided to ensconce such absurdity into laws like the one cited above, insane but true.
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The MEK wants to be free to ensconce itself in Washington and other world capitals and play the role of a legitimate Iranian opposition, similar to what Ahmad Chalabi and his Iraqi National Congress did prior to the Iraq war.
MJ Rosenberg: Why Are Prominent Americans Lobbying for an Iranian Terrorist Group? MJ Rosenberg 2011
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Philosopher Michael Sandel, in his 2009 Reith Lecture for the BBC, spoke about how we need more and better public institutions in America - parks, schools, public health clinics, libraries, recreation centers, museums, public transportation - where diverse groups of people can come togehter as Americans, as opposed to private self-segregating places where Americans can ensconce themselves in their own little socioeconomic bubbles.
Michael Rugnetta: My Take on the Recent Brooks-Taibbi Flap 2010
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Philosopher Michael Sandel, in his 2009 Reith Lecture for the BBC, spoke about how we need more and better public institutions in America - parks, schools, public health clinics, libraries, recreation centers, museums, public transportation - where diverse groups of people can come togehter as Americans, as opposed to private self-segregating places where Americans can ensconce themselves in their own little socioeconomic bubbles.
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