ensconce
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Collins Definition
Verb
ensconces, 3rd person singular present; ensconcing, present participle; ensconced, past tense; ensconced, past participle;
/enˈskäns/,
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ensconces, 3rd person singular present; ensconcing, present participle; ensconced, past tense; ensconced, past participle;
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Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
- - Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom
- - spectators who were once comfortably ensconced in the old stadium's box seats
Web Definitions:
- fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"
- A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads. ...
- To place in a secure environment; To settle comfortably
- (ensconced) to settle securely or snugly