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| Main Entry: |
sheathe
[sheeth]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | envelop |
| Synonyms: | cover, encase, enclose, surround, wrap |
| Main Entry: | encapsulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encase |
| Synonyms: | box, cover, enclose, envelop, sheathe, wrap |
| Main Entry: | envelop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encase, hide |
| Synonyms: | blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, enwrap, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, overspread, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, shut in, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up |
| Notes: | envelop is the verb; envelope is the noun |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, let loose, open, release, uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | face |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put paint or finish on |
| Synonyms: | clad, coat, cover, decorate, dress, finish, front, level, line, overlay, plaster, polish, redecorate, refinish, remodel, sheathe, shingle, side, skin, smooth, surface, veneer |
| Main Entry: | retract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take back; renege on |
| Synonyms: | abjure, back, back down, back off, back out of, call off, cancel, change one's mind, countermand, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, draw in, eat one's words, eliminate, exclude, fall back, forget it, forswear, go back on, have change of heart, nig, pull back, pull in, recall, recant, recede, reel in, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, reverse, revoke, rule out, sheathe, suspend, take back, take in, unsay, welsh, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | corroborate, emphasize, reaffirm, repeat |
| Main Entry: | wrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surround with a covering |
| Synonyms: | absorb, bandage, bind, bundle, bundle up, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape, encase, encircle, enclose, enfold, envelop, fold, gift-wrap, hide, immerse, invest, mask, muffle, pack, package, protect, roll up, sheathe, shelter, shroud, swaddle, swathe, twine, veil, wind |
| Antonyms: | uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | swaddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | swathe |
| Synonyms: | bundle, clothe, cover, enwrap, sheathe, wrap |
| Main Entry: | infold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wrap |
| Synonyms: | absorb, bandage, bind*, bundle, bundle up, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape, encase, encircle, enclose, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, fold, gift-wrap, hide, immerse, invest, mask, muffle, pack, package, protect, roll, roll up, sheathe, shelter, shroud, swaddle, swathe, twine, veil, wind, wrap up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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