sheathe

tr.v., sheathed, sheath·ing, sheathes.

1. To insert into or provide with a sheath.
2. To retract (a claw) into a sheath.
3. To enclose with a protective covering; encase.

[Middle English schethen, from schethe, sheath. See sheath.]

sheather sheath'er n.

verb

To furnish with a covering of a different material: clad, cover, face, side, skin. See surface/depth.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: cover with a protective sheathing

Meaning #2: enclose with a sheath
  Antonym: unsheathe (meaning #1)

Meaning #3: plunge or bury in flesh, as of a knife, sword, or tusk

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - stikke i skeden, omslutte, beklæde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(in de schede) steken, intrekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - rengainer, rentrer (les griffes), replier (les ailes), gainer (un câble)

Deutsch (German)
v. - (Dolch) in die Scheide stecken, umhüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βάζω σε θήκη ή θηκάρι (κν. θηκαρώνω), περιβάλλω

Italiano (Italian)
inguainare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - revestir, embainhar

Русский (Russian)
вкладывать в ножны, надевать футляр, заключать в оболочку, закутывать, обшивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - envainar, enfundar, hundir en la carne, forrar, cubrir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lägga i fodral, sticka i slidan, beklä, överdra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
插入鞘, 覆盖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 插入鞘, 覆蓋

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 칼집에 넣다, 덮다, (칼 등을) 푹 찌르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さやに納める, 覆う, 包む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكسو, يغلف, يغمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שם בנדן, נרתק, ציפה‬

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