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en·fold
(ĕn-fōld′)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·fold′er n.
enfold
(ɪnˈfəʊld) orinfold
vb (tr)
1. to cover by enclosing
2. to embrace
3. to form with or as with folds
enˈfolder, inˈfolder n
enˈfoldment, inˈfoldment n
en•fold
(ɛnˈfoʊld)v.t.
1. to wrap up; envelop.
2. to surround with or as if with folds.
3. to hug or clasp; embrace.
4. to form into a fold or folds.
[1585–95]
en•fold′er, n.
en•fold′ment, n.
enfold
Past participle: enfolded
Gerund: enfolding
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Verb | 1. | 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 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" |
enfold
infoldenfold
verb1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:
2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure:
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