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Encave
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. "Do but encave yourself." Shak.
2. A noun suffix signifying action, state, or quality; also, that which relates to the action or state; as in emergence, diffidence, diligence, influence, difference, excellence. See -ance.