Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To surround on all sides; close in.
- transitive verb To fence in so as to prevent common use.
- transitive verb To build or equip with a roof and walls.
- transitive verb To contain, especially so as to envelop or shelter.
- transitive verb To insert into the same envelope or package.
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
inclose , etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To inclose. See
inclose .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
surround with awall ,fence , etc. - verb transitive To
insert into acontainer , usually anenvelope orpackage . - verb intransitive To
hold orcontain .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb surround completely
- verb introduce
- verb close in
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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