ENSPHERE

Etymology

Verb

ensphere (third-person singular simple present enspheres, present participle ensphering, simple past and past participle ensphered)

(transitive) To place in a sphere; to surround in all directions (as if) by a sphere (one of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth).

Synonyms: engulf, envelop

(transitive) To form into a sphere.

Floods the world over.

Source: Wiktionary


En*sphere", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + sphere. Cf. Insphere.]

1. To place in a sphere; to envelop. His ample shoulders in a cloud ensphered. Chapman.

2. To form into a sphere.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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