enclose

(ĭn-)
tr.v., -closed, also -closed, -clos·ing, -clos·ing, -clos·es, -clos·es.

1. To surround on all sides; close in.
2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.
3. To contain, especially so as to envelop or shelter: "Every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret" (Charles Dickens).
4. To insert into the same envelope or package: enclose a check with the order.

[Middle English enclosen, from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, from Latin inclūdere, to enclose. See include.]

SYNONYMS   enclose, cage, coop, fence, hem, pen, wall. These verbs mean to surround and confine within a limited area: cattle enclosed in feedlots; was caged in the office all afternoon; was cooped up in a studio apartment; a garden fenced in by shrubbery; a battalion hemmed in by enemy troops; ships penned up in the harbor; prisoners who were walled in.

verb

1. To surround and advance upon: besiege, close in, envelop, hedge, hem. See open/close.
2. To confine within a limited area: cage, coop (in or up), fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen², shut in, shut up, wall (in or up). See free/unfree.

v

Definition: put inside, surround
Antonyms: free, let go, release, unloose

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IN BRIEF: v. - To enfold completely with or as if with a covering; Surround completely; Close in or confine.

"Home" is any four walls that enclose the right person. — Helen Rowland 

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indhegne, omslutte, omgive, udskifte, vedlægge, omringe

Nederlands (Dutch)
omsluiten, omheinen, begrenzen, bevatten (vooral mathematisch), insluiten

Français (French)
v. tr. - entourer, enclore, clôturer, encercler, ceindre de, joindre à, (Relig) cloîtrer

Deutsch (German)
v. - umgeben, einschließen, beilegen, beifügen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περικλείω, (περι)μαντρώνω, εσωκλείω, εγκλείω, περιβάλλω, περιστοιχίζω, περιφράσσω

Italiano (Italian)
racchiudere, rinchiudere, circondare, includere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - anexar, fechar

Русский (Russian)
окружать, огораживать, ограничивать, заключать, запирать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - abarcar, abrazar, cercar, encerrar, ceñir, rodear, envolver, incluir, acompañar, adjuntar, añadir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bifoga, omge, inhägna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
围绕, 装入, 放入封套

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 圍繞, 裝入, 放入封套

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 에워싸다, 동봉하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 囲む, 同封する, 取り囲む, 囲う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضع في مغلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקיף, סגר, גדר, צירף למכתב‬

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