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enfold

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en·fold  (n-fld)
tr.v. en·fold·ed, en·fold·ing, en·folds
1. To cover with or as if with folds; envelop.
2. To hold within limits; enclose.
3. To embrace.

en·folder n.

enfold, infold [ɪnˈfəʊld]
vb (tr)
1. to cover by enclosing
2. to embrace
3. to form with or as with folds
enfolder , infolder n
enfoldment , infoldment n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.enfold - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
benight - envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area"
tube - place or enclose in a tube
capsulate, capsule, capsulise, capsulize - enclose in a capsule
engulf - flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
sheathe - enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"
cocoon - wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
bathe - suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight"
enshroud, shroud, hide, cover - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

enfold infold
verb
1. wrap, surround, enclose, wrap up, encompass, shroud, immerse, swathe, envelop, sheathe, enwrap Wood was comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown.
2. embrace, hold, fold, hug, cuddle, clasp He enfolded her gently in his arms.
Translations
enfold [ɪnˈfəʊld] VTenvolver
to enfold sb in one's armsabrazar a algn, estrechar a algn entre los brazos
enfold [ɪnˈfəʊld] vt
(= surround) → envelopper
(= hug) to enfold sb in one's arms → entourer qn de ses bras
enfold
vteinhüllen (→ in in +acc); to enfold somebody in one’s armsjdn in die Arme schließen
enfold [ɪnˈfəʊld] vt (frm) (hug) → abbracciare; (wrap) → avvolgere
enfold [ɪnˈfəʊld] vt (frm) (hug) → abbracciare; (wrap) → avvolgere


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She smiled sweetly in her sleep, and stretched out her arms softly, as though to enfold the dear head of her lover.
He forgot all his suffering in the passionate desire to enfold her once more in his arms.
Yet if you could live on such as now you are in look and in form, and be called my husband, sorrow would not then enfold my careful heart.
 
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