sheathe

To insert into or provide with a sheath.

To retract (a claw) into a sheath.

To enclose with a protective covering; encase.

To put into a sheath or scabbard; inclose in or cover with or as with a sheath or case: as, to sheathe a sword or dagger.

To protect by a casing or covering; cover over or incase, as with armor, boards, iron, sheets of copper, or the like.

To cover up or hide.

To render less sharp or keen; mask; dull.

To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.

To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.

To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like.