"sheathe : (transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath. (transitive) To..."

“sheathe : (transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
(transitive) To encase (something) with a protective covering.
(transitive) Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
(transitive, dated or literary, poetic, figuratively) To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
(transitive, obsolete or rare, figuratively) To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
(transitive, obsolete) To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.
(transitive, medicine, obsolete) To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sheathe#English

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