ENCLOSE

insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce

(verb) place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing; “Insert your ticket here”

envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

(verb) enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; “Fog enveloped the house”

enclose, close in, inclose, shut in

(verb) surround completely; “Darkness enclosed him”; “They closed in the porch with a fence”

enclose, hold in, confine

(verb) close in; “darkness enclosed him”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

enclose (third-person singular simple present encloses, present participle enclosing, simple past and past participle enclosed)

(transitive) to surround with a wall, fence, etc.

(transitive) to insert into a container, usually an envelope or package

Usage notes

• Until about 1820, it was common to spell this word, and the derived terms encloser and enclosure, with in- (i.e. as inclose, incloser, inclosure). Since 1820, the forms with en- have predominated.

Synonyms

• (to surround with a wall): incastellate, encastellate (used for cisterns, fountains); see also fortify

Anagrams

• coleens

Source: Wiktionary


En*close", v. t. Etym: [F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to enclose; pref. en- (L. in) + clore to close. See Close, and cf. Inclose, Include.]

Definition: To inclose. See Inclose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 May 2024

BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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