enfold

Verb
US[in-fohld]/ɪnˈfoʊld/2 syllables
Synonyms: envelopenwrapwrapenclose

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Verb (1)

  1. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering“Fog enveloped the house”Synonyms: envelopenwrapwrapencloseMore general coverMore specific engulf, bathe, shroud, capsule, sheathe, cocoon, benight, tube

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

En·fold′ transitive verb

To infold. See Infold.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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