enclose

1 enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap]

2 close in or confine [syn: hold in, confine]

3 surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him" [syn: inclose, shut in]

4 introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) /ɪn'kləʊz/

ipacregion Canada

• Rhymes: -əʊz

Verb

1. To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
2. To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.

Translations

See also

• encircle
• inclose

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