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enclose

/ enclose /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
surround completely
"Darkness enclosed him"
Type of:
surround skirt border
Kinds of:
tuck insert wall in wall up embower
Derived:
enclosure enclosing envelopment inclosure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
close in or confine
Type of:
hold bear carry
Kinds of:
bound border embank rail rail in
Derived:
confinement enclosure natural enclosure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
introduce
"Insert your ticket here"
Type of:
put set place
Kinds of:
inoculate inset glass catheterize catheterise
Derived:
insertion introduction intromission enclosure enclosing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
"Fog enveloped the house"
Type of:
cover
Kinds of:
benight tube capsule capsulate capsulize
Derived:
enclosure enclosing envelopment inclosure wrapping
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
2
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surround skirt border tuck insert wall in wall up embower hold bear carry bound