ensconce meaning
EN
[ɛnˈskɒns] [ɛnˈskɑns] [-ɒns] [-ɑns] 
US WEnsconce
- VerbSGensconcesPRensconcingPT, PPensconcedPREen-
- (transitive) To place in a secure environment.
- (intransitive) To settle comfortably.
- (transitive) To place in a secure environment.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The film grossed $464 million worldwide, ensconcing her in the Hollywood A-list.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of ensconce in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Morphemes
- Prefixes
- Words by prefix
- Words prefixed with en-
- Words prefixed with en-
- Words by prefix
- Prefixes
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Morphemes
- en ensconces
- en ensconced
- en ensconcement
- en ensconcements
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "ensconce" is a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.