enclose
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en·close
(ĕn-klōz') 
also in·close (ĭn-)
tr.v., -closed, also -closed, -clos·ing, -clos·ing, -clos·es, -clos·es.
also in·close (ĭn-)tr.v., -closed, also -closed, -clos·ing, -clos·ing, -clos·es, -clos·es.
- To surround on all sides; close in.
- To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.
- To contain, especially so as to envelop or shelter: "Every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret" (Charles Dickens).
- 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.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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inclose
is not the correct form: see enclose.
| incline, incise, incidentally | |
| include, comprise, including, incognito |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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enclose
verb
- To surround and advance upon: besiege, close in, envelop, hedge, hem. See open/close.
- 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.
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enclose
v
Definition: put inside, surround
Antonyms: free, let go, release, unloose
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inclose
IN BRIEF: v. - Introduce; Surround completely.
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categories related to 'enclosing'
- Relative Positions - enclosing: (adj) surrounding on all sides, encircling
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Enclose
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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