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en⋅sile

  [en-sahyl, en-sahyl]
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–verb (used with object), -siled, -sil⋅ing.
1. to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
2. to make into ensilage.
Origin:
1880–85; < F ensiler < Sp ensilar, equiv. to en- en- 1 + -silar, v. deriv. of silo silo

Related forms:
en⋅si⋅la⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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en·sile   (ěn-sīl')   
tr.v.   en·siled, en·sil·ing, en·siles
To store (fodder) in a silo for preservation.

[French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar : en-, in (from Latin in-); see en-1 + silo, silo.]
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