ensphere

[ en-sfeer ]

verb (used with object)

, en·sphered, en·spher·ing.

1. to enclose in or as if in a sphere.
2. to form into a sphere.

ensphere

/ ɪnˈsfɪə /

verb

1. to enclose in or as if in a sphere
2. to make spherical in form

Word History and Origins

Origin of ensphere¹

First recorded in 1605–15; en- ¹ + sphere

Example Sentences

Ensphere, en-sfēr′, Insphere, in-, v.t. to enclose in a sphere: to give a spherical form.

From Project Gutenberg

Unfaltering trust, complete content, The days ensphere, Each meal becomes a sacrament, And heaven is here.

From Project Gutenberg

We want men in law who shall realize that the function of the legal profession is to build up justice and ensphere it in the will of the people.

From Project Gutenberg

Thy gloomy snares the world ensphere: Where no man calls, thou lov'st to go; But when we call, thou wilt not hear.

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Only Hermes, master of word music, Ever yet in glory of gold language Could ensphere the magical remembrance Of her melting, half sad, wayward beauty, 20 Or devise the silver phrase to frame her, The inevitable name to call her, Half a sigh and half a kiss when whispered, Like pure air that feeds a forge's hunger.

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