ensile
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en·sile
(ĕn-sīl′)tr.v. en·siled, en·sil·ing, en·siles
To store (fodder) in a silo for preservation.
[French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar : en-, in (from Latin in-); see en-1 + silo, silo.]
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ensile
(ɛnˈsaɪl; ˈɛnsaɪl)vb (tr)
1. (Agriculture) to store and preserve (green fodder) in an enclosed pit or silo
2. (Agriculture) to turn (green fodder) into silage by causing it to ferment in a closed pit or silo
[C19: from French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar, from en-1 + silo silo]
enˌsilaˈbility n
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en•sile
(ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛn saɪl)v.t. -siled, -sil•ing.
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
en•si`la•bil′i•ty, n.
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ensile
Past participle: ensiled
Gerund: ensiling
| Imperative |
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| ensile |
| ensile |
| Present |
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| I ensile |
| you ensile |
| he/she/it ensiles |
| we ensile |
| you ensile |
| they ensile |
| Preterite |
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| I ensiled |
| you ensiled |
| he/she/it ensiled |
| we ensiled |
| you ensiled |
| they ensiled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am ensiling |
| you are ensiling |
| he/she/it is ensiling |
| we are ensiling |
| you are ensiling |
| they are ensiling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have ensiled |
| you have ensiled |
| he/she/it has ensiled |
| we have ensiled |
| you have ensiled |
| they have ensiled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was ensiling |
| you were ensiling |
| he/she/it was ensiling |
| we were ensiling |
| you were ensiling |
| they were ensiling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had ensiled |
| you had ensiled |
| he/she/it had ensiled |
| we had ensiled |
| you had ensiled |
| they had ensiled |
| Future |
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| I will ensile |
| you will ensile |
| he/she/it will ensile |
| we will ensile |
| you will ensile |
| they will ensile |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have ensiled |
| you will have ensiled |
| he/she/it will have ensiled |
| we will have ensiled |
| you will have ensiled |
| they will have ensiled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be ensiling |
| you will be ensiling |
| he/she/it will be ensiling |
| we will be ensiling |
| you will be ensiling |
| they will be ensiling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been ensiling |
| you have been ensiling |
| he/she/it has been ensiling |
| we have been ensiling |
| you have been ensiling |
| they have been ensiling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been ensiling |
| you will have been ensiling |
| he/she/it will have been ensiling |
| we will have been ensiling |
| you will have been ensiling |
| they will have been ensiling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been ensiling |
| you had been ensiling |
| he/she/it had been ensiling |
| we had been ensiling |
| you had been ensiling |
| they had been ensiling |
| Conditional |
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| I would ensile |
| you would ensile |
| he/she/it would ensile |
| we would ensile |
| you would ensile |
| they would ensile |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have ensiled |
| you would have ensiled |
| he/she/it would have ensiled |
| we would have ensiled |
| you would have ensiled |
| they would have ensiled |
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Verb 1. ensile - store in a silo; "ensile fodder for the cows"
store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
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