enchalice

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verb

To place in, or as if in, a chalice.

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Meanings

verbenchalice (third-person singular simple present enchalices, present participle enchalicing, simple past and past participle enchaliced)

present singular third person enchalices · participle present enchalicing · participle past enchaliced · past enchaliced

  1. poeticraretransitiveTo place in, or as if in, a chalice.

    The upgrade became very steep as we approached the queerly constructed city of Guanajuato, which is about 7,000 feet above sea level and seems to rise with some degree of difficulty out of the mountain gorges which enchalice its lower tiers of streets.

    1974, John Frederick Finerty, Wilbert H. Timmons, John F. Finerty Reports Porfirian Mexico, 1879, page 227

Origin

From en- + chalice.

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

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

Chicago

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

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