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Antonyms for ensconce

Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-skons
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈskɒns

Definition of ensconce

Origin :
  • 1580s, "to cover with a fort," from en- (1) "make, put in" + sconce "small fortification, shelter," perhaps via French, probably from Dutch schans "earthwork" (cf. Middle High German schanze "bundle of sticks"), of uncertain origin. Related: Ensconced.
  • verb hide; tuck away
Example sentences :
  • Let us ensconce ourselves in the vestibule of the sanctuary; he will be here anon.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
  • But with apparent obedience she went out—only, however, to ensconce herself immediately behind the door.
  • Extract from : « Lochinvar » by S. R. Crockett
  • He had been driven to ensconce the nest in a corner of his already too well-filled den.
  • Extract from : « Tom Brown's School Days » by Thomas Hughes
  • Amazingly, incredibly to him, this grown woman appeared about to ensconce herself.
  • Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall
  • It struck him at once that it would be a good plan to climb into this, and ensconce himself among the branches.
  • Extract from : « Through Apache Lands » by R. H. Jayne
  • It was but the work of a moment to ensconce herself behind its voluminous folds.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of the Union » by Lucy Foster Madison
  • Before dawn broke, the first-comers had been able to ensconce themselves under a bank until other boats came up.
  • Extract from : « The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) » by John Holland Rose
  • At the first sign of dawn the next morning they necessarily issue forth, but ensconce themselves in hiding until broad daylight.
  • Extract from : « Four Arthurian Romances » by Chretien DeTroyes
  • In her determination to ensconce the family type comfortably she is as careless of the single life as nature itself.
  • Extract from : « The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • He had been driven to ensconce the nest in a corner of his already too-well-filled den.
  • Extract from : « Tom Brown's Schooldays » by Thomas Hughes

Synonyms for ensconce

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