v.
Pronunciation: in- ' skän(t)s
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: en · sconced ; en · sconc · ing
Etymology: en- + 2 sconce
Date: 1594
1 : SHELTER , CONCEAL < ensconced themselves within the protection of three great elms ― Mark Twain>
2 : ESTABLISH , SETTLE < ensconced in a new job>