enclosing

en·close  (n-klz) also in·close (n-)

tr.v. en·closed also in·closed, en·clos·ing also in·clos·ing, en·clos·es also in·clos·es

1. To surround on all sides; close in.

2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.

3. To contain, especially so as to envelop or shelter: "Every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret" (Charles Dickens).

4. To insert into the same envelope or package: enclose a check with the order.

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[Middle English enclosen, from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, from Latin incldere, to enclose; see include.]

Synonyms: enclose, cage, coop, fence, hem¹, pen², wall
These verbs mean to surround and confine within a limited area: cattle enclosed in feedlots; was caged in the office all afternoon; was cooped up in a studio apartment; a garden fenced in by shrubbery; a battalion hemmed in by enemy troops; ships penned up in the harbor; prisoners who were walled in.

Thesaurus

Noun

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enclosing - the act of enclosing something inside something else envelopment, inclosure, enclosure intromission, insertion, introduction - the act of putting one thing into another boxing, packing - the enclosure of something in a package or box encasement, incasement - the act of enclosing something in a case