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en·sile
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ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛn
saɪl
/
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[
en-
sahyl
,
en
-sahyl
]
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verb (used with object),
en·siled,
en·sil·ing.
1.
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
2.
to make into
ensilage
.
Origin:
1880–85;
<
French
ensiler
<
Spanish
ensilar,
equivalent to
en-
en-
1
+
-silar,
verbal derivative of
silo
silo
Related forms
en·si·la·bil·i·ty,
noun
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ensile
(ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛnsaɪl)
—
vb
1.
to store and preserve (green fodder) in an enclosed pit or silo
2.
to turn (green fodder) into silage by causing it to ferment in a closed pit or silo
[C19: from French
ensiler,
from Spanish
ensilar,
from
en-
1
+
silo
silo
]
ensila'bility
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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