sheathe: Palabra del día: June 4, 2020
sheathe , v :
(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath. (transitive) To encase (something) with a protective covering. (transitive) Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw. (transitive, dated or literary, poetic, figuratively) To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something. (transitive, obsolete or rare, figuratively) To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.) (transitive, obsolete) To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath. (transitive, medicine, obsolete) To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).
(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath. (transitive) To encase (something) with a protective covering. (transitive) Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw. (transitive, dated or literary, poetic, figuratively) To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something. (transitive, obsolete or rare, figuratively) To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.) (transitive, obsolete) To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath. (transitive, medicine, obsolete) To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).
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