incase

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A form of encase — To enclose, as in a case.

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encasecase
OriginEnglish case ← Middle English case ← Old Northern French casse →
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Meanings

incase1

verbincase (third-person singular simple present incases, present participle incasing, simple past and past participle incased)

present singular third person incases · participle present incasing · participle past incased · past incased

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of encase.

incase2

conjunction
  1. misspellingMisspelling of in case.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbenclose in, or as if in, a case

Similar
encasecase
Broader
encloseclose ininclose
Also see
caseencase

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishin-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  5. Proto-Italic*kapsos
  6. Latincapsa
  7. Old Northern Frenchcasse
  8. Middle Englishcase
  9. Englishcase
  10. Englishincase

From in- + case.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

caseincesianaescin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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