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enclose
verb
1 enclose
Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.
synonyms: enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap.
Dutch: inwikkelen, inpakken, omvatten, inkapselen, omhullen, omsluieren
2 enclose
3 enclose
Surround completely:
— Darkness enclosed him.
synonyms: close in, inclose, shut in.
Roget 227:
lie around
etc.
adv.;
surround,
beset,
compass,
encompass,
environ,
inclose,
enclose,
encircle,
embrace,
circumvent,
lap,
gird;
belt;
begird,
engird†;
skirt,
twine round;
hem in
etc.
(circumscribe)
229.
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Dutch: omheinen
4 enclose
Place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing.
synonyms: inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in.
Dutch: charteren, inleggen, inschakelen, inspannen, inzetten
Moby thesaurus: 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 up ... show more.
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