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sheathe

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Main Entry: sheathe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: envelop

Synonyms:

cover, encase, enclose, surround, wrap
Main Entry: draw back
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: retract from position

Synonyms:

deduct, discount, pull back, recede, recoil, reel in, retreat, sheathe, shrink, start back, subtract, take away, withdraw

Antonyms:

forge, go forward, start
Main Entry: encapsulate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: encase

Synonyms:

box, cover, enclose, envelop, sheathe, wrap
Main Entry: envelop
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: encase, hide

Synonyms:

blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, enwrap, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, overspread, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, shut in, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up
Notes: envelop is the verb; envelope is the noun

Antonyms:

free, let go, let loose, open, release, uncover, unwrap
Main Entry: face
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put paint or finish on

Synonyms:

clad, coat, cover, decorate, dress, finish, front, level, line, overlay, plaster, polish, redecorate, refinish, remodel, sheathe, shingle, side, skin, smooth, surface, veneer
Main Entry: retract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take back; renege on

Synonyms:

abjure, back, back down, back off, back out of, call off, cancel, change one's mind, countermand, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, draw in, eat one's words, eliminate, exclude, fall back, forget it, forswear, go back on, have change of heart, nig, pull back, pull in, recall, recant, recede, reel in, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, reverse, revoke, rule out, sheathe, suspend, take back, take in, unsay, welsh, withdraw

Antonyms:

corroborate, emphasize, reaffirm, repeat
Main Entry: wrap
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: surround with a covering

Synonyms:

absorb, bandage, bind, bundle, bundle up, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape, encase, encircle, enclose, enfold, envelop, fold, gift-wrap, hide, immerse, invest, mask, muffle, pack, package, protect, roll up, sheathe, shelter, shroud, swaddle, swathe, twine, veil, wind

Antonyms:

uncover, unwrap
Main Entry: swaddle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: swathe

Synonyms:

bundle, clothe, cover, enwrap, sheathe, wrap
Main Entry: infold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: wrap

Synonyms:

absorb, bandage, bind*, bundle, bundle up, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape, encase, encircle, enclose, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, fold, gift-wrap, hide, immerse, invest, mask, muffle, pack, package, protect, roll, roll up, sheathe, shelter, shroud, swaddle, swathe, twine, veil, wind, wrap up
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