enwrap (redirected from enwrapping)

en·wrap  (n-rp)

tr.v. en·wrapped, en·wrap·ping, en·wraps

1.

a. To wrap up; enclose.

b. To envelop.

2. To absorb completely; engross: I was enwrapped by the fascinating tale.

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enwrap, inwrap [ɪnˈræp]

vb -wraps, -wrapping, -wrapped (tr)

1. to wrap or cover up; envelop

2. (usually passive) to engross or absorb enwrapped in thought

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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