sheathe

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to put a knife, sword, or similar blade into its sheath

   The officer sheathed his sword when the fighting ended.

2. 2
   verb

   to cover or enclose something in a protective outer layer

   Workers sheathed the cable in flexible plastic to protect it from moisture.

3. 3
   verb

   to drive or bury a blade deeply into something

   The hunter sheathed the knife in the wooden target with a single throw.

From Middle English shethen, based on sheath, which continues Old English sceath 'covering for a blade.' The protective-covering sense extends the action from weapons to cables, walls, and other objects.

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