en·close ( n-kl z ) also in·close ( n-)tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·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.
[Middle English enclosen, from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, from Latin incl dere, 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. |
enclose Verb [-closing, -closed] 1. to surround completely: the house enclosed a courtyard 2. to include along with something else: he enclosed a letter with the parcel
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | enclose - 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" enshroud, shroud, hide, cover - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" | | 2. | enclose - close in; darkness enclosed him"contain, bear, carry, hold - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" embank - enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke" rail in, rail - enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" frame - enclose in a frame, as of a picture | | 3. | enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"tuck, insert - fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" enshrine, shrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" encase, incase, case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" bank - enclose with a bank; "bank roads" dike, dyke - enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water" encapsulate - enclose in a capsule or other small container corral - enclose in a corral; "corral the horses" hedge in, hedge - enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property" | | 4. | enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"plug - insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle" plug - insert a plug into; "plug the wall" glass - put in a glass container cup - put into a cup; "cup the milk" feed in, feed - introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" slip - insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" foist - insert surreptitiously or without warrant lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" inject, shoot - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
enclose or inclose verb 1. surround, cover, circle, bound, wrap, fence, pound, pen, hedge, confine, close in, encompass, wall in, encircle, encase, fence in, impound, circumscribe, hem in, shut in, environ
Translations enclose [ɪnˈkləuz] vt [+ land] → cercar; ( in receptacle): to enclose (with) → encerrar (con); please find enclosed → le mandamos adjunto
enclose [ɪnˈkləuz] vt [+ land] → clôturer [+ space, object]; entourer [+ letter etc];
enclose [ɪnˈkləuz] vt → umgeben; (letter etc);
enclose [ɪnˈkləuz] vt [+ land] → circondare, recingere [+ letter etc]: to enclose (with) → allegare (con);
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