enclose
Verb
Verb Forms: enclosed, enclosing, encloses
- To surround or close in on all sides.
- enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
- close in; darkness enclosed him"
- surround completely
- "Darkness enclosed him"
- introduce
- To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
Examples
- His opponent’s strategic placement threatened to enclose his best letters.
- Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.
- to enclose lands
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.
Synonyms
close in, confine, enfold, envelop, enwrap, hold in, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, shut in, stick in, wrap, encastellate, fortify, incastellate
Scrabble Score: 9
enclose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordenclose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enclose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary