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enfold

(ɪnfoʊld)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense enfolds, present participle enfolding, past tense, past participle enfolded

1. verb

If something enfolds an object or person, they cover, surround, or are wrapped around that object or person.

[literary]

Aurora felt the opium haze enfold her. [VERB noun]

Wood was now comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown. [be VERB-ed + in]

[Also V n + in]

Synonyms: wrap, surround, enclose, wrap up More Synonyms of enfold

2. verb

If you enfold someone or something, you hold them close in a very gentle, loving way.

[literary]

Thack came up behind him, enfolding him in his arms. [VERB noun + in]

[Also VERB noun]

More Synonyms of enfold

enfold in British English

or infold (ɪnˈfəʊld)

verb (transitive)

to cover by enclosing

to embrace

to form with or as with folds

Derived forms

enfolder (enˈfolder) or infolder (inˈfolder)

noun

enfoldment (enˈfoldment) or infoldment (inˈfoldment)

noun

enfold in American English

(ɛnˈfoʊld; ɪnˈfoʊld)

verb transitive

to wrap in folds; wrap up; envelop

to embrace

Derived forms

enfoldment (enˈfoldment)

noun

Examples of 'enfold' in a sentence
enfold

Chavasse had one final glimpse of his dark, saturnine face scowling at them over the rail and then the marsh moved in to enfold them.His answer was to enfold her in his arms so tightly it hurt.There was a dankness in the air, a smell of creeping poverty which emanated from the beggars and rose to enfold them all.Aurora felt the opium haze enfold her -- lifting, freeing, numbing.

1 (verb) in the sense of wrap

Definition

to cover (something) by, or as if by, wrapping something round it

Wood was comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown.

Synonyms

wrap

She wrapped the baby in a blanket.

surround

The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.

enclose

The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence.

wrap up

encompass

Egypt is encompassed by the Mediterranean, Sudan, the Red Sea and Libya.

shroud

Mist shrouded the outline of the palace.

immerse

swathe

She swathed herself in thin black fabrics.

envelop

the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the area

sheathe

enwrap

2 (verb) in the sense of embrace

Definition

to embrace or hug

I enfolded the baby gently in my arms.

Synonyms

embrace

Penelope came forward and embraced her sister.

hold

I held the baby close to me.

fold

an object folded neatly in tissue-paper

hug

They hugged each other like a couple of lost children.

cuddle

He cuddled their newborn baby.

clasp

Mary clasped the children to her desperately.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of clasp

Definition

to grasp or embrace tightly

Mary clasped the children to her desperately.

Synonyms

grasp,

hold,

press,

grip,

seize,

squeeze,

embrace,

clutch,

hug,

enfold

in the sense of cuddle

Definition

to hug or embrace fondly

He cuddled their newborn baby.

Synonyms

hug,

embrace,

clasp,

fondle,

cosset

in the sense of enclose

Definition

to surround completely

The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence.

Synonyms

surround,

cover,

circle,

bound,

wrap,

fence,

pound,

pen,

hedge,

confine,

close in,

encompass,

wall in,

encircle,

encase,

fence in,

impound,

circumscribe,

hem in,

shut in,

environ

Nearby words of
enfold

enervating
enervation
enfeebled
enfold
enforce
enforced
enforcement

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单词	enfold
释义	Trends of enfold View usage for: enfold (ɪnfoʊld) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense enfolds, present participle enfolding, past tense, past participle enfolded 1. verb If something enfolds an object or person, they cover, surround, or are wrapped around that object or person. [literary] Aurora felt the opium haze enfold her. [VERB noun] Wood was now comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown. [be VERB-ed + in] [Also V n + in] Synonyms: wrap, surround, enclose, wrap up More Synonyms of enfold 2. verb If you enfold someone or something, you hold them close in a very gentle, loving way. [literary] Thack came up behind him, enfolding him in his arms. [VERB noun + in] [Also VERB noun] More Synonyms of enfold enfold in British English or infold (ɪnˈfəʊld) verb (transitive) 1. to cover by enclosing 2. to embrace 3. to form with or as with folds Derived forms enfolder (enˈfolder) or infolder (inˈfolder) noun enfoldment (enˈfoldment) or infoldment (inˈfoldment) noun enfold in American English (ɛnˈfoʊld; ɪnˈfoʊld) verb transitive 1. to wrap in folds; wrap up; envelop 2. to embrace Derived forms enfoldment (enˈfoldment) noun Examples of 'enfold' in a sentence enfold Chavasse had one final glimpse of his dark, saturnine face scowling at them over the rail and then the marsh moved in to enfold them. Jack Higgins THE KEYS OF HELL (2002) His answer was to enfold her in his arms so tightly it hurt. Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002) There was a dankness in the air, a smell of creeping poverty which emanated from the beggars and rose to enfold them all. Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2002) Aurora felt the opium haze enfold her -- lifting, freeing, numbing. Spellman, Cathy Cash PAINT THE WIND (2002) 1 (verb) in the sense of wrap Definition to cover (something) by, or as if by, wrapping something round it Wood was comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown. Synonyms wrap She wrapped the baby in a blanket. surround The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence. enclose The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence. wrap up encompass Egypt is encompassed by the Mediterranean, Sudan, the Red Sea and Libya. shroud Mist shrouded the outline of the palace. immerse swathe She swathed herself in thin black fabrics. envelop the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the area sheathe enwrap 2 (verb) in the sense of embrace Definition to embrace or hug I enfolded the baby gently in my arms. Synonyms embrace Penelope came forward and embraced her sister. hold I held the baby close to me. fold an object folded neatly in tissue-paper hug They hugged each other like a couple of lost children. cuddle He cuddled their newborn baby. clasp Mary clasped the children to her desperately. Additional synonyms in the sense of clasp Definition to grasp or embrace tightly Mary clasped the children to her desperately. Synonyms grasp, hold, press, grip, seize, squeeze, embrace, clutch, hug, enfold in the sense of cuddle Definition to hug or embrace fondly He cuddled their newborn baby. Synonyms hug, embrace, clasp, fondle, cosset in the sense of enclose Definition to surround completely The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence. Synonyms surround, cover, circle, bound, wrap, fence, pound, pen, hedge, confine, close in, encompass, wall in, encircle, encase, fence in, impound, circumscribe, hem in, shut in, environ Nearby words of enfold enervating enervation enfeebled enfold enforce enforced enforcement Synonyms of 'enfold' enfold Explore 'enfold' in the dictionary
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