sheathe

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
2. verb To encase (something) with a protective covering.
3. verb Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
4. verb To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
5. verb To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
6. verb To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.
7. verb To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).

Similar words

ensheathe insheathe insheath ensheath vaginate holster sheave shill sheaf beshield

Often followed by

the his it their your my her himself thy

Word family

sheath sheathed sheather sheathers sheathes sheathing sheaths