English Dictionary
Definition of “enclose”
enclose or inclose(ɪnˈkləʊz
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Definitions
verb (tr)
- to close; hem in; surround
- to surround (land) with or as if with a fence
- to put in an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
- to contain or hold
Alternative Forms
enˈclosable inˈclosable adjective enˈcloser inˈcloser noun
Synonyms
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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,
Usage examples
I enclose my Confidence leaflet and the number for your local community college, and I wish you really good luck.
Isabel Wolff, RESCUING ROSE (2002)This has also ensured the panels are popular with country residents wanting to enclose their outdoor area, Mr Menzel said.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)Therefore, to imitate them is to help to enclose them in that very way of life.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The ink is not so bad on my own paper, of which I enclose a specimen; but it soon gets so.
Christopher Hibbert, DISRAELI: A Personal History (2004)
