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ensconce

ens·conce

UK/ɛnˈskɒns/ US/ɛnˈskɑns/ uncommon

verb

1.

fix firmly

  • “He ensconced himself in the chair”
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Origin

From en- + sconce, “to place in a sconce (“fortification”)”.

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