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单词 enfold
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enfold

verb

en·​fold in-ˈfōld How to pronounce enfold (audio)
en-
enfolded; enfolding; enfolds

transitive verb

1
a
: to cover with or as if with folds : envelop
b
: to surround with a covering : contain
2
: to clasp within the arms : embrace

Synonyms

  • bosom
  • bower
  • circumfuse
  • cocoon
  • embosom
  • embower
  • embrace
  • enclose
  • inclose
  • encompass
  • enshroud
  • enswathe
  • envelop
  • enwrap
  • invest
  • involve
  • lap
  • mantle
  • muffle
  • shroud
  • swathe
  • veil
  • wrap
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Example Sentences

The dish is made of vegetables enfolded in a pastry crust. We watched as darkness enfolded the city.
Recent Examples on the Web The permafrost around Fairbanks is discontinuous; jagged pieces of it finger north-facing slopes and enfold the low-lying valleys. Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2022 Ambient keyboard chords chase and enfold themselves around Moody’s voice, heightening the sparseness that always made Johnston’s music great. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2022 It's all headed somewhere, nominally, but the storyline doesn't so much unfold on screen as enfold the viewer into its discursive world of dilapidated car parks and sad-eyed pitbulls, Marlboro Reds and backlit oil rigs. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2021 But more than anything else, this enchantingly odd movie grows to enfold you in a lingering sense of melancholy that rings eerily true, especially right now. Sara Stewart, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021 Part of their narcissistic behavior in child support litigation will enfold as them trying to prove you wrong. Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 20 May 2021 Fourteen suites and guest rooms (with four more in the pipeline) and a pair of apartments enfold a courtyard shaded by umbrella pines and a century-old Lebanon cedar. Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2021 Darkness enfolds the great room and all its alcoves. Seija Rankin, EW.com, 26 May 2020 But their satiny sound remained intimate, the instrumentation enfolding drummer Julien Ehrlich’s upper-register vocals and Max Kakacek’s economical guitar fills. Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

enfold

verb

en·​fold in-ˈfōld How to pronounce enfold (audio)
enfolded; enfolding
1
: to wrap up
He carefully enfolded the infant in a blanket.
2
: embrace entry 1 sense 1

enfold

verb

1
as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely darkness began to enfold the lonely house on the hill

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • wrap
  • envelop
  • shroud
  • enclose
  • encase
  • encompass
  • bosom
  • enwrap
  • embrace
  • enshroud
  • cocoon
  • encircle
  • bower
  • drape
  • veil
  • involve
  • mantle
  • embed
  • cloak
  • muffle
  • swathe
  • inclose
  • lap
  • embower
  • embosom
  • circumfuse
  • curtain
  • circle
  • invest
  • enswathe
  • blanket
  • swaddle
  • disguise
  • overlay
  • imbed
  • overspread
  • camouflage
  • mask
  • enwind
  • enlace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • expose
  • strip
  • bare
  • denude
2
as in to hug
to put one's arms around and press tightly the winner enfolded the huge bouquet of roses in her arms and thanked the judges

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hug
  • clasp
  • embrace
  • cling
  • cradle
  • wrap
  • grasp
  • grab
  • envelop
  • hold
  • encircle
  • bear-hug
  • enclasp
  • entwine
  • bosom
  • fold
  • crush
  • strain
  • pat
  • snuggle
  • grip
  • clamp
  • nestle
  • lock
  • enwind
  • nuzzle
  • cuddle
  • fondle
  • embosom
  • pet
  • twine
  • stroke
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