tr.v., -fold·ed, -fold·ing, -folds.

1. To cover with or as if with folds; envelop.
2. To hold within limits; enclose.
3. To embrace.

enfolder en·fold'er n.

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verb

1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages: envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, roll, swaddle, swathe, wrap, wrap up. See put on/take off.
2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure: cloak, clothe, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, shroud, veil, wrap. See show/hide.
3. To put one's arms around affectionately: clasp, embrace, hold, hug, press, squeeze. Slang clinch. Archaic bosom, clip², embosom. See touch/not touch.

v

Definition: embrace, hug
Antonyms: let go

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
  Synonyms: envelop, enwrap, wrap, enclose

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indhylle, indsvøbe, omfavne, folde

Nederlands (Dutch)
omwikkelen, omvangen, omhelzen, plooien

Français (French)
v. tr. - envelopper, entourer de

Deutsch (German)
v. - einhüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιβάλλω, περικλείω, τυλίγω, περιπτύσσομαι

Italiano (Italian)
abbracciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - envolver, abraçar

Русский (Russian)
закутывать, охватывать, обнимать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - abarcar, abrazar, envolver

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - omsluta, omfamna, vecka

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
包进, 折叠, 拥抱

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 包進, 折疊, 擁抱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 싸다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 包む, くるむ, 抱く, 抱きしめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلف, يغلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עטף, הקיף, חיבק‬

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