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   enclose

   /ɪnˈkləʊz/

   verb

   • 1. surround or close off on all sides: "the entire estate was enclosed with walls" Similar surroundcircleringencompassencirclecircumscribeborderboundedgeskirtfringehemlineflankconfineclose inshut infence inwall inhedge inhem inlock inlock upcut offliterary:girdgirdleengird
   • ▪ fence in (common land) so as to make it private property: historical "the open fields in the parish were enclosed in 1808"
   • ▪ seclude (a religious order or other community) from the outside world: "two years after he enclosed the convent, the plague struck one of the sisters"
   • ▪ bound on all sides; contain.
   • 2. place (something) in an envelope together with a letter: "I enclose a copy of the job description" Similar includeinsertput inenfoldsend

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘shut in, imprison’): from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, based on Latin includere ‘shut in’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENCLOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ENCLOSE definition: 1. to surround something: 2. to send something in the same envelope or parcel as something else…. Learn more.

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   1. a (1) : to close in : surround. enclose a porch with glass. (2) : to fence off (common land) for individual use. b. : to hold in : confine. 2. : to include along with something else in a parcel or envelope. a check is enclosed herewith. Synonyms. box (in) cage. closet. coop (up) corral.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryENCLOSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ENCLOSE meaning: 1. to surround something: 2. to send something in the same envelope or parcel as something else…. Learn more.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › encloseEnclose - definition of enclose by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to close in on all sides; shut in. 2. to surround, as with a fence: to enclose land.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › encloseENCLOSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Enclose definition: to shut or hem in; close in on all sides. See examples of ENCLOSE used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › encloseEnclose - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To enclose something is to surround it or cover it up. An envelope encloses a letter. To enclose is to put something inside something else. A crowd of people could enclose a celebrity, or a wall might enclose a garden.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › encloseenclose verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   enclose something (especially of a wall, fence, etc.) to surround something. Low hedges enclosed the flower beds. (figurative) She felt his arms enclose her.