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Definition of enclose in English: enclose(also inclose) verb ɪnˈkləʊzɛnˈkləʊz [with object]1Surround or close off on all sides. the entire estate was enclosed with walls the lamp was enclosed in a frosted glass globe breakwaters enclosed the harbour Example sentencesExamples - The garden, reflecting the Elizabethan fashion, has four courtyards enclosed by high sandstone walls.
- But we were well protected as the circus ring was fully enclosed by a high chain link fence.
- They are generally surrounded by courtyards enclosed by walls or fences for privacy.
- The back of the truck was open, but the sides were enclosed with splintery, yellow wood.
- To the front there is a good-sized garden enclosed by iron railings and a side entrance to the rear garden.
- An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater and saltwater mix.
- A cell is enclosed by the plasma membrane (cell envelope).
- The cells in the liver are also enclosed by membranes composed of similar substances.
- The tomb precinct is enclosed on four sides by a wall constructed of stone.
- The courtyard is completely enclosed, as is the private world of the immediate family.
- Dark enclosed me and I looked up into the sky above me.
- The area under appeal is a 90-acre section, enclosed by walls and fencing, to the east side of the Helm summit.
- More to the point, he thinks Pippin just really doesn't like his cage anymore, and doesn't like to be enclosed in small spaces.
- A stockproof property fence will be placed around the perimeter of the terminal land-holding and the terminal itself will be enclosed with a security fence.
- She said: " A lot of this land is enclosed by fences.
- The garden, designed by the Irish Garden Plant Society, is enclosed by a beech hedge.
- The rear garden is fully enclosed and has a purpose built kennel.
- The spaces in between are enclosed with glass, making two internal courtyards.
- The open space around the blocks of flats was divided into semi-private areas that were enclosed with railings and gates.
- French doors lead to a partially enclosed courtyard area.
- A novel environment was created by partially enclosing a portion of a second floor balcony.
- All moving parts are totally enclosed, shin and foot guards are fitted as standard.
Synonyms surround, circle, ring, encompass, encircle, circumscribe, border, bound, edge, skirt, fringe, hem, line, flank confine, close in, shut in, fence in, wall in, hedge in, hem in, lock in, lock up, cut off literary gird, girdle, engird - 1.1historical Fence in (common land) so as to make it private property.
the open fields in the parish were enclosed in 1808 Example sentencesExamples - As England's open grasslands began to be cultivated and enclosed by farmers, even birds which escaped the hunters gradually died away.
- Soon after growth accelerated when the common was enclosed and plots of land were sold off.
- Most of the land was enclosed for agriculture use.
- The burgesses, however, refused to enclose the surrounding open fields, and overcrowding became desperate.
- By the time the fields were enclosed in 1845, the damage was done, and not until the 20th cent. did slum clearance remove Nottingham's notorious courts and alleys.
- The ongoing liberalisation of global trade and investment is enabling international investors and transnational corporations to enclose the last of the commons.
- It also enjoyed legal protection through the courts, and probably well over 20 per cent of the land area was enclosed by private means prior to 1750.
- Throughout the rangelands agriculture is expanding, while former communal grazing areas are being enclosed.
- Landowners in Winterbourne Monkton had an Act of Parliament passed in 1813 to enable them to enclose common land in the parish.
- 1.2 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 Example sentencesExamples - The Order was strict and enclosed in the early years.
- 1.3Mathematics Bound on all sides; contain.
Example sentencesExamples - The hamsters are enclosed in small plastic balls - a bit like the exercise balls you can buy in any pet shop.
- In the early 1960s, for example, he began making constructions in which fluids are enclosed in plastic containers.
- He smirked and wrapped his arms around mine, enclosing my body in his embrace before resting his head against mine.
- Some birds, turtles, and salamanders can get back on track even after researchers enclose them in windowless containers and move them by a twisted route to an unfamiliar place.
- Here, 10 of these pictures were enclosed in 10 wall-mounted glass boxes.
- Water the plants, then enclose containers in plastic bags to keep the humidity high.
- In this experiment the whole plants were enclosed in the gas-tight acrylic containers.
2Place (something) in an envelope together with a letter. I enclose a copy of the job description Example sentencesExamples - The photograph enclosed was a holiday snap of a pretty blonde woman looking back over her shoulder on a river bank and laughing at the photographer.
- The letter enclosing the cheque from the foundation stated that its selection committee considered more than one hundred applications.
- She apologised, and enclosed £10 ‘to purchase and enjoy further supplies of our confectionery’.
- These letters often enclosed documents relating to the matters under discussion such as accounts, or petitions from subjects.
- I also enclose a copy of the Land Registry entries for your own records.
- But there was enclosed with it a further copy of the draft of the proposed order that it sought from him.
- It is enclosed in a sealed envelope along with this letter.
- He has called on any European nobility to contact him by letter enclosing a photograph.
- "Please find enclosed herewith a copy of the expert report.
- The day Paul saw that picture and poem in a Boston magazine, he wrote Alice a letter and enclosed a love poem.
- We enclose a draft Consent Order, which is based on a lump sum payment of damages.
- These do not appear to be shown in the budget figures given in the pamphlet enclosed with the Community Charge bill dropped through the door this week.
- With his letter, Father Larry enclosed a glorious picture of a mass of white blooms with lush green leaves.
- Meanwhile I enclose copies of two letters from the estate agent both dated 14 January 2000 for your information.
- A copy of the letter sent by facsimile transmission is enclosed herewith for your information.
- I wrote her a letter, enclosing a self-addressed envelope for her convenience.
- And my grandmother wrote me letters in which she enclosed poems.
- The bright blue leaflet has been enclosed with customers' annual bills.
- Only one of the 2 items ordered is enclosed and it is badly damaged (although this is not visible until I open the parcel).
- She enclosed £40 and asked him Purdie to pass it on to the two Celtic supporters.
- They should contact their train operator using a compensation form or by letter, enclosing proof of travel and details of the journey and delay experienced, as required.
Synonyms include, insert, put in, enfold send
Origin Middle English (in the sense 'shut in, imprison'): from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, based on Latin includere 'shut in'. Rhymes appose, arose, Bose, brose, chose, close, compose, diagnose, self-diagnose, doze, expose, foreclose, froze, hose, impose, interpose, juxtapose, Montrose, noes, nose, oppose, plainclothes, pose, propose, prose, rose, suppose, those, transpose, underexpose, uprose Definition of enclose in US English: enclose(also inclose) verb [with object]1Surround or close off on all sides. the entire estate was enclosed with walls Example sentencesExamples - All moving parts are totally enclosed, shin and foot guards are fitted as standard.
- She said: " A lot of this land is enclosed by fences.
- The cells in the liver are also enclosed by membranes composed of similar substances.
- A stockproof property fence will be placed around the perimeter of the terminal land-holding and the terminal itself will be enclosed with a security fence.
- The garden, reflecting the Elizabethan fashion, has four courtyards enclosed by high sandstone walls.
- A cell is enclosed by the plasma membrane (cell envelope).
- Dark enclosed me and I looked up into the sky above me.
- They are generally surrounded by courtyards enclosed by walls or fences for privacy.
- An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater and saltwater mix.
- The open space around the blocks of flats was divided into semi-private areas that were enclosed with railings and gates.
- The garden, designed by the Irish Garden Plant Society, is enclosed by a beech hedge.
- To the front there is a good-sized garden enclosed by iron railings and a side entrance to the rear garden.
- The rear garden is fully enclosed and has a purpose built kennel.
- The spaces in between are enclosed with glass, making two internal courtyards.
- But we were well protected as the circus ring was fully enclosed by a high chain link fence.
- French doors lead to a partially enclosed courtyard area.
- The back of the truck was open, but the sides were enclosed with splintery, yellow wood.
- A novel environment was created by partially enclosing a portion of a second floor balcony.
- More to the point, he thinks Pippin just really doesn't like his cage anymore, and doesn't like to be enclosed in small spaces.
- The area under appeal is a 90-acre section, enclosed by walls and fencing, to the east side of the Helm summit.
- The courtyard is completely enclosed, as is the private world of the immediate family.
- The tomb precinct is enclosed on four sides by a wall constructed of stone.
Synonyms surround, circle, ring, encompass, encircle, circumscribe, border, bound, edge, skirt, fringe, hem, line, flank - 1.1historical Fence in (common land) so as to make it private property.
Example sentencesExamples - The burgesses, however, refused to enclose the surrounding open fields, and overcrowding became desperate.
- As England's open grasslands began to be cultivated and enclosed by farmers, even birds which escaped the hunters gradually died away.
- Soon after growth accelerated when the common was enclosed and plots of land were sold off.
- The ongoing liberalisation of global trade and investment is enabling international investors and transnational corporations to enclose the last of the commons.
- Most of the land was enclosed for agriculture use.
- Throughout the rangelands agriculture is expanding, while former communal grazing areas are being enclosed.
- It also enjoyed legal protection through the courts, and probably well over 20 per cent of the land area was enclosed by private means prior to 1750.
- By the time the fields were enclosed in 1845, the damage was done, and not until the 20th cent. did slum clearance remove Nottingham's notorious courts and alleys.
- Landowners in Winterbourne Monkton had an Act of Parliament passed in 1813 to enable them to enclose common land in the parish.
- 1.2 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 Example sentencesExamples - The Order was strict and enclosed in the early years.
- 1.3Mathematics Bound on all sides; contain.
Example sentencesExamples - Water the plants, then enclose containers in plastic bags to keep the humidity high.
- In the early 1960s, for example, he began making constructions in which fluids are enclosed in plastic containers.
- He smirked and wrapped his arms around mine, enclosing my body in his embrace before resting his head against mine.
- Here, 10 of these pictures were enclosed in 10 wall-mounted glass boxes.
- In this experiment the whole plants were enclosed in the gas-tight acrylic containers.
- Some birds, turtles, and salamanders can get back on track even after researchers enclose them in windowless containers and move them by a twisted route to an unfamiliar place.
- The hamsters are enclosed in small plastic balls - a bit like the exercise balls you can buy in any pet shop.
2Place (something) in an envelope together with a letter. I enclose a copy of the job description Example sentencesExamples - These do not appear to be shown in the budget figures given in the pamphlet enclosed with the Community Charge bill dropped through the door this week.
- She apologised, and enclosed £10 ‘to purchase and enjoy further supplies of our confectionery’.
- And my grandmother wrote me letters in which she enclosed poems.
- I wrote her a letter, enclosing a self-addressed envelope for her convenience.
- Only one of the 2 items ordered is enclosed and it is badly damaged (although this is not visible until I open the parcel).
- The day Paul saw that picture and poem in a Boston magazine, he wrote Alice a letter and enclosed a love poem.
- I also enclose a copy of the Land Registry entries for your own records.
- The bright blue leaflet has been enclosed with customers' annual bills.
- These letters often enclosed documents relating to the matters under discussion such as accounts, or petitions from subjects.
- She enclosed £40 and asked him Purdie to pass it on to the two Celtic supporters.
- A copy of the letter sent by facsimile transmission is enclosed herewith for your information.
- It is enclosed in a sealed envelope along with this letter.
- The photograph enclosed was a holiday snap of a pretty blonde woman looking back over her shoulder on a river bank and laughing at the photographer.
- The letter enclosing the cheque from the foundation stated that its selection committee considered more than one hundred applications.
- "Please find enclosed herewith a copy of the expert report.
- He has called on any European nobility to contact him by letter enclosing a photograph.
- They should contact their train operator using a compensation form or by letter, enclosing proof of travel and details of the journey and delay experienced, as required.
- With his letter, Father Larry enclosed a glorious picture of a mass of white blooms with lush green leaves.
- But there was enclosed with it a further copy of the draft of the proposed order that it sought from him.
- Meanwhile I enclose copies of two letters from the estate agent both dated 14 January 2000 for your information.
- We enclose a draft Consent Order, which is based on a lump sum payment of damages.
Synonyms include, insert, put in, enfold
Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘shut in, imprison’): from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, based on Latin includere ‘shut in’. |