encloseverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈkləʊz/us/ɪnˈkloʊz/enclose verb [ T ] (SURROUND)
C1 to surround something:
The park that encloses the monument has recently been enlarged.
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- The vertebral column encloses the spinal cord.
- The house has a small backyard, enclosed by a high brick wall.
- With the ring enclosed tightly in his hand, he stood deep in thought.
- The box could once have enclosed important letters or keepsakes.
- The new classrooms have been built enclosing a small central courtyard.
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth off
- flood
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- girdle
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
- wrapped
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enclose verb [ T ] (SEND)
B2 to send something in the same envelope or parcel as something else:
Please enclose a curriculum vitae with your application.
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Delivering and despatching
- air drop
- air-dash
- airlift
- consign
- containerize
- despatch
- drop
- fire
- fire sth off
- forward
- funnel
- get sth in
- get sth off
- route
- send
- send sth in
- send sth off
- send sth on
- shipping
- trot
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