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enclose
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb enclose has 4 senses
- enclose(v = verb.contact) enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" is one way to cover
- enclose(v = verb.stative) confine, hold in - close in; "darkness enclosed him" is one way to bear, carry, contain, hold
- enclose(v = verb.contact) close in, inclose, shut in - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" is one way to border, environ, ring, skirt, surround
- enclose(v = verb.change) inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in - introduce; "Insert your ticket here" is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set
Derived forms noun enclosing1, noun enclosure2, noun enclosure1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derived forms noun enclosure1, noun enclosure3
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived form noun enclosure2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived form noun enclosure4
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
OXFORD DICTIONARY
enclose, v.tr. (also inclose)
1 (often foll. by with, in) a surround with a wall, fence, etc. b shut in on all sides.
2 fence in (common land) so as to make it private property.
3 put in a receptacle (esp. in an envelope together with a letter).
4 (usu. as enclosed adj.) seclude (a religious community) from the outside world.
5 esp. Math. bound on all sides; contain.
6 hem in on all sides.
1 (often foll. by with, in) a surround with a wall, fence, etc. b shut in on all sides.
2 fence in (common land) so as to make it private property.
3 put in a receptacle (esp. in an envelope together with a letter).
4 (usu. as enclosed adj.) seclude (a religious community) from the outside world.
5 esp. Math. bound on all sides; contain.
6 hem in on all sides.
Etymology
ME f. OF enclos past part. of enclore ult. f. L includere (as INCLUDE)
THESAURUS
enclose
admit, assimilate, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, cage, chamber, check, circle, circle in, circumscribe, cloister, close, close in, compass, compass about, complete, comprehend, comprise, confine, constrain, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, cork up, corral, count in, cover, crib, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, detain, determine, divide, embay, embed, embody, embosom, embrace, encage, encircle, enclasp, encompass, enfold, enshrine, enshroud, envelop, environ, envisage, enwrap, fence, fence in, fence off, fill, fill in, fill out, fix, go around, go round, hedge, hedge in, hem, hem in, hold, hold in custody, hold in restraint, house in, immure, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, incorporate, inhibit, insert, internalize, invest, involve, jail, keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention, keep within, kennel, lap, lay off, leaguer, limit, mark boundaries, mark off, mark out, mark the periphery, mew, mew up, number among, occupy, pen, pen in, pen up, pocket, pound, put in, quarantine, rail in, receive, reckon among, reckon in, reckon with, restrain, restrict, rope off, seal up, separate, set the limit, shackle, shrine, shroud, shut in, shut up, specify, stable, stake out, surround, take in, take into account, take into consideration, take up, veil, wall, wall in, wrap, yard, yard upROGET THESAURUS
enclose
Circumjacence
VB lie around, surround, beset, compass, encompass, environ, inclose, enclose, encircle, embrace, circumvent, lap, gird, belt, begird, engird, skirt, twine round, hem in.
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