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enshroud
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en·shroud

transitive verb \in-ˈshrau̇d, en-, especially Southern -ˈsrau̇d\

Definition of ENSHROUD

: to cover or enclose with or as if with a shroud

Examples of ENSHROUD

  1. <the criminal organization uses a strictly enforced vow of silence to enshroud its villainous doings>
  2. <a dense fog enshrouded the bridge spanning the harbor>

First Known Use of ENSHROUD

1583

Related to ENSHROUD

Synonyms
belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, 1hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil
Antonyms
bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

Rhymes with ENSHROUD

aloud, becloud, do proud, highbrowed, house-proud, out loud, purse-proud, Red Cloud, Saint Cloud, unbowed

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