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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.

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en·folder n.

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enfold

Verb

1. to cover (something) by, or as if by, wrapping something round it: darkness enfolded the city

2. to embrace or hug

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

enfold - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" enclose, envelop, enwrap, wrap 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"

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enfold or infold

verb 1. wrap, surround, enclose, wrap up, encompass, shroud, immerse, swathe, envelop, sheathe, enwrap

2. embrace, hold, fold, hug, cuddle, clasp