Definition of Enclose

1. Verb. Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. "Fog enveloped the house"

Exact synonyms: Enfold, Envelop, Enwrap, Wrap
Generic synonyms: Cover
Specialized synonyms: Benight, Tube, Capsulate, Capsule, Capsulise, Capsulize, Engulf, Sheathe, Cocoon, Bathe, Cover, Enshroud, Hide, Shroud
Derivative terms: Enclosing, Enclosure, Enclosure, Enfolding, Envelopment, Wrap

2. Verb. Close in. "Darkness enclosed him"
Exact synonyms: Confine, Hold In
Generic synonyms: Bear, Carry, Contain, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Border, Bound, Embank, Rail, Rail In, Box In, Box Up, Frame
Derivative terms: Confinement, Enclosure, Enclosure

3. Verb. Surround completely. "They closed in the porch with a fence"

4. Verb. Introduce. "Insert your ticket here"

Definition of Enclose

1. v. t. To inclose. See Inclose.

Definition of Enclose

1. Verb. (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, &c. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To hold or contain. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Enclose

1. to close in on all sides [v -CLOSED, -CLOSING, -CLOSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enclose

enclaving
enclin'd
encline
enclined
enclines
enclises
enclisis
enclitic
enclitically
enclitics
encloister
encloistered
encloistering
encloisters
enclosable
enclose (current term)
enclosed
enclosed space
encloser
enclosers
encloses
enclosing
enclosure
enclosures
enclothe
enclothed
enclothes
encloud
enclouded
enclouding

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