enclavar
to embed
verb en-klah-BAHR Rare
Origin: from Latin inclavare, 'to nail in'
Also means
to set into
Usage Note
Enclavar means to fix or embed something firmly—a nail in wood, a building in a landscape, or a region within a country. The past participle enclavado is very common as an adjective: un pueblo enclavado en la montaña (a village nestled in the mountains). The noun enclave (borrowed into English) comes from the same root.
Examples
"El castillo está enclavado en una roca."
Natural Translation
The castle is embedded in a rock.
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