Enclose
//ənˈkloʊz// verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To surround with a wall, fence, etc. transitive
"to enclose lands"
- 2 place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing wordnet
- 3 To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package. transitive
"Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply."
- 4 enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering wordnet
- 5 surround completely wordnet
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- 6 close in wordnet
Example
More examples"In accordance with your request, I enclose a picture of myself."
Etymology
From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.
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