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en·vel·op
 envelop
- pronunciation:
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
enveloped, enveloping, envelops |
| definition: |
to cover, wrap, enclose, or surround.
Fog enveloped the river.I was enveloped in her arms.- synonyms:
- cover, encircle, encompass, enfold, enshroud, enwrap, wrap
- similar words:
- bathe, blanket, case, cloak, clothe, embrace, encase, enclose, enwreathe, fold, gulf, hood, mantle, muffle, pocket, roll, sheathe, shroud, surround, swaddle, swallow, swathe
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| related words: |
canopy, circle, consume, devour, encircle, engulf, press, sheet, smother, web |
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