[syn: insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inclosed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inclosing.] [See Enclose, and cf. Include.]
[Written also enclose.]
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1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to
include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort
or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls.
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How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton.
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2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a
thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to
inclose a letter or a bank note.
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The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W.
Temple.
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3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose
lands. --Blackstone.
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4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.]
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They went to coach and their horse inclose.
--Chapman.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enclose \En*close"\, v. t. [F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to
enclose; pref. en- (L. in) + clore to close. See Close, and
cf. Inclose, Include.]
To inclose. See Inclose.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enclose
v 1: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering;
"Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold,
enwrap, wrap, enclose]
2: close in; darkness enclosed him" [syn: enclose, hold in,
confine]
3: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in
the porch with a fence" [syn: enclose, close in,
inclose, shut in]
4: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert,
enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]