Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/June 4

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