ensconce

Words with a similar base: ensconce

'ensconce'

[ensconce.v.01] as in: fix firmly

Examples:
He ensconced himself in the chair

Origins

					ensconce (English)
├── en- (English)
│   └── en- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── en- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── in (Latin)
└── sconce (English)
    ├── esconce (French)
    │   └── absconsus (Latin)
    └── schans (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))

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