encave

E1N1C3A1V4E1

verb

To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.

OriginEnglish cave ← Middle English cave ← Old French en- →
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Meanings

verbencave (third-person singular simple present encaves, present participle encaving, simple past and past participle encaved)

present singular third person encaves · participle present encaving · participle past encaved · past encaved

  1. transitiveTo hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Middle Englishcave
  9. Englishcave
  10. Englishencave

From en- + cave.

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Cite this entry
APA

encave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encave

MLA

“encave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encave. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encave.

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