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- Dictionaryenvelop/ɪnˈvɛləp/
verb
- 1. wrap up, cover, or surround completely: "a figure enveloped in a black cloak"
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Jun 12, 2012 · to cover or surround something completely: The entire area was enveloped in fog.
The meaning of ENVELOP is to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. How to use envelop in a sentence.
Envelop definition: to wrap up in or as in a covering. See examples of ENVELOP used in a sentence.
Definition of 'envelop' Word Frequency. envelop. (ɪnveləp ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense envelops , present participle enveloping , past tense, past participle enveloped. verb. If one thing envelops another, it covers or surrounds it completely. That lovely, rich fragrant smell of the forest enveloped us. [VERB noun]
To envelop is to surround something completely. But an envelope is a piece of paper you put your love note in and lick to seal. With enVElop, the accent is on the second syllable, while with ENvelope, the accent is on the first. Continue reading...
to cover or surround something completely: The entire area was enveloped in fog.
1. To wrap, enclose, or cover: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" (Curtis Wilkie). 2. To surround: The troops enveloped the town.
Definition of envelop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Doublet of inwrap. From Wiktionary. Middle English envolupen to be involved in from Old French envoluper, envoloper en- in en– 1 voloper to wrap up perhaps akin to Medieval Latin faluppa chaff, straw ( influenced by Latin volvere to roll) From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
ENVELOP definition: to completely cover something: . Learn more.
