enclose

(verb)

verb

1. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

Similar word(s): enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap

Definition categories: contact, cover

2. close in

- darkness enclosed him

Similar word(s): confine

Definition categories: stative, bear, carry, contain, hold

3. surround completely

- The guards enclosed the prisoner

Similar word(s): inclose

Definition categories: contact, border, environ, ring, skirt, surround

4. place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

Similar word(s): inclose, insert, introduce

Definition categories: change, lay, place, pose, position, put, set