ensile

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɛnˈsaɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en sīl′, en′sīl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•sile  (en sīl′, en′sīl),USA pronunciation v.t., -siled, -sil•ing. 
  1. Agricultureto preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
  2. Agricultureto make into ensilage.
  • Spanish ensilar, equivalent. to en- en-1 + -silar, verb, verbal derivative of silo silo
  • French ensiler
  • 1880–85
en•si′la•bil′i•ty, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ensile / ɛnˈsaɪl ˈɛnsaɪl/ (transitive)
  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
Etymology: 19th Century: from French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar, from en-1 + silo silo
'ensile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ensilage

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