ensconce

tr.v., -sconced, -sconc·ing, -sconc·es.

1. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably: She ensconced herself in an armchair.
2. To place or conceal in a secure place.

[EN-¹ + SCONCE¹.]

verb

1. To place securely in a position or condition: establish, fix, install, seat, settle. See put in/take out.
2. To put or keep out of sight: bury, cache, conceal, hide¹, occult, secrete. Slang plant, stash. See show/hide.

v

Definition: hide; tuck away
Antonyms: reveal, take out, uncover, unveil

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: fix firmly
  Synonym: settle

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forskanse sig, slå sig ned, skjule sig

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    slå sig ned

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschuilen, zich vestigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - être bien installé, être casé, bien se caler

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    bien se caler, bien s'installer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstecken

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    sich niederlassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χώνω, βολεύω, καταχωνιάζω

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    χώνομαι, χουζουρεύω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• ensconce oneself    nascondersi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esconder, abrigar

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    acomodar-se confortavelmente

Русский (Russian)
уютно устроиться

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    хорошо устроиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - esconder, poner en sitio cómodo, acomodar

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    instalarse cómodamente, arrellanarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förskansa, sätta i säkerhet, gömma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
安顿下来, 隐藏, 安置

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    把自己安置在...里

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 安頓下來, 隱藏, 安置

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    把自己安置在...裡

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 감추다, 안정시키다

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    편히 앉다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 隠す, 安坐させる

idioms:

• ensconce oneself    納まる, 落ち着かせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخفي, يحجب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הטמין, התרווח (בכיסא), התבסס במקום‬

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