verb
Meaning 1
To envelop and wrap up something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lap, enwrap
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
enfold
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Pronunciation
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verb
Meaning 2
To clasp with the arms; embrace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Fog enveloped the house
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: envelop, enwrap, wrap, enclose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cover
Narrower terms: benight, tube, capsule, capsulate, capsulize, capsulise, engulf, sheathe, cocoon, bathe, shroud, enshroud, hide, cover
History
Etymology
Alteration of earlier infold, from Middle English infolden, equivalent to en- + fold.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: увивам (uvivam) — to fold something around, to envelop
- Czech: obklopit — to fold something around, to envelop
- Czech: zahalit — to fold something around, to envelop
- Czech: zabalit — to fold something around, to envelop
- Māori: kōpaki — to fold something around, to envelop
- Czech: obejmout — to embrace