ENCLOSE
insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
(verb) place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing; āInsert your ticket hereā
envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
(verb) enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; āFog enveloped the houseā
enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
(verb) surround completely; āDarkness enclosed himā; āThey closed in the porch with a fenceā
enclose, hold in, confine
(verb) close in; ādarkness enclosed himā
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