different between excave vs encave

English

Etymology

Latin excavare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?ske?v/

Verb

excave (third-person singular simple present excaves, present participle excaving, simple past and past participle excaved)

1. (obsolete) To excavate.

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French

Verb

excave

1. first-person singular present indicative of excaver
2. third-person singular present indicative of excaver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of excaver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of excaver
5. second-person singular imperative of excaver

Spanish

Verb

excave

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of excavar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of excavar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of excavar.

English

Etymology

en- +? cave

Verb

encave (third-person singular simple present encaves, present participle encaving, simple past and past participle encaved)

1. (transitive) To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.

French

Verb

encave

1. first-person singular present indicative of encaver
2. third-person singular present indicative of encaver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of encaver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of encaver
5. second-person singular imperative of encaver