enclose (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 4 senses of the word *enclose*:
VERB	contact	enclose, envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap	enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
stative	enclose, hold in, confine	close in
contact	enclose, close in, inclose, shut in	surround completely
change	enclose, insert, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce	introduce

enclose pronunciation
Sounds	ihnklow'z
Rhymes	Ambrose ... Windows: 49 rhymes with owz...

Englishenclose: 4 senses verb 1, contact
Meaning	enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap
Narrower	bathe	suffuse with or as if with light
	benight	envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness
	capsule, capsulate, capsulize, capsulise	enclose in a capsule
	cocoon	wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
	engulf	Flow over or cover completely
	sheathe	enclose with a sheath
	shroud, enshroud, hide, cover	Cover as if with a shroud
	tube	place or enclose in a tube
Broader	cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered
Spanish	envolver, fajar
Catalan	embolicar
Nouns	enclosure, enclosing	the act of enclosing something inside something else
Nouns	enclosure	a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose

Englishenclose: 4 senses verb 2, stative
Meaning	Close in; darkness enclosed him".
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	hold in, confine
Narrower	bound, border	form the boundary / boundary of
	box in, box up	enclose or confine as if in a box
	embank	enclose with banks, as for support or protection
	frame	enclose in a frame, as of a picture / picture
	rail, rail in	enclose with rails
Broader	hold, bear, carry, contain	Contain or hold
Spanish	cercar, confinar, encerrar
Catalan	confinar, envoltar, tancar, voltar
Nouns	enclosure	a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose
Nouns	enclosure	a naturally enclosed space

Englishenclose: 4 senses verb 3, contact
Meaning	Surround completely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"Darkness enclosed him"
Synonyms	close in, inclose, shut in
Narrower	bank	enclose with a bank
	casket	enclose in a casket / casket
	corral	enclose in a corral
	dike, dyke	enclose with a dike
	embower, bower	enclose in a bower
	encapsulate	enclose in a capsule or other small container
	encase, incase, case	enclose in, or as if in, a case
	enshrine, shrine	enclose in a shrine
	fence, fence in	enclose with a fence
	fortify, fort	enclose by or as if by a fortification
	frame, frame in, border	enclose in or as if in a frame
	glass, glass in	enclose with glass
	hedge, hedge in	enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
	immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up	enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
	rope in, rope off, cordon off	divide by means of a rope
	tuck, insert	fit snugly into
	wall in, wall up	enclose with a wall
Broader	surround, environ, ring, skirt, border	Extend on all sides of simultaneously
Spanish	cercar, encerrar, rodear
Catalan	envoltar, tancar, voltar
Nouns	enclosure	the act of enclosing something inside something else

Englishenclose: 4 senses verb 4, change
Meaning	introduce.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	insert, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
Narrower	catheterize, catheterise	insert a catheter into (a body part)
	cup	put into a cup
	feed, feed in	introduce continuously
	foist	insert surreptitiously or without warrant
	glass	put in a glass container
	inject, shoot	Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
	inoculate	introduce a microorganism into
	inset	set or place in
	intersperse, interlard	introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
	plug	Insert as a plug
	plug	Insert a plug into
	plug	Replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
	slip	insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay	Put into a certain place or abstract location
Spanish	incluír, insertar, introducir, meter, poner
Catalan	inserir, introduir
Nouns	enclosure	something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter

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