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 .]
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
en•sile (ɛnˈsaɪl, ˈɛn saɪl) v.t. -siled, -sil•ing. to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
[1880–85; < French
ensiler < Sp
ensilar =
en- en -
1 +
-silar, v. derivative of
silo silo ]
en•si`la•bil′i•ty, n.
ensile Past participle: ensiledGerund: ensilingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I ensile you ensile he/she/it ensiles we ensile you ensile they ensile
Preterite I ensiled you ensiled he/she/it ensiled we ensiled you ensiled they ensiled
Present Continuous I am ensiling you are ensiling he/she/it is ensiling we are ensiling you are ensiling they are ensiling
Present Perfect I have ensiled you have ensiled he/she/it has ensiled we have ensiled you have ensiled they have ensiled
Past Continuous I was ensiling you were ensiling he/she/it was ensiling we were ensiling you were ensiling they were ensiling
Past Perfect I had ensiled you had ensiled he/she/it had ensiled we had ensiled you had ensiled they had ensiled
Future I will ensile you will ensile he/she/it will ensile we will ensile you will ensile they will ensile
Future Perfect 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 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 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 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 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 I would ensile you would ensile he/she/it would ensile we would ensile you would ensile they would ensile
Past Conditional 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
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
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"