sheathe

Meanings

Verb

cover with a protective sheathing
- "sheathe her face"
enclose with a sheath
- "sheathe a sword"
plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
To encase (something) with a protective covering.
Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.
To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).

Origin / Etymology

From Late Middle English shethen (“to put (a sword or knife) into a sheath, sheathe; to provide with a sheath; (figuratively) to have sexual intercourse”) [and other forms], then:
* probably from Old English *scēaþian; or
* possibly from Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”) [and other forms] + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs). Sheth(e) is derived from Old English sċēaþ (“sheath”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (“sheath; covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect, split”) (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted).

Antonyms

unsheathe

Scrabble Score: 13

sheathe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sheathe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sheathe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

sheathe is a valid Words With Friends word