enwrap

en·wrap

verb \in-ˈrap, en-\

Definition of ENWRAP

transitive verb

1

: to wrap in a covering : enfold

2

a : envelop b : to preoccupy or absorb mentally : engross

Examples of ENWRAP

1. <enwrapped in my own reverie, I failed to notice the coworker standing outside my cubicle>
2. <an air of serene self-satisfaction enwraps the leafy, well-to-do suburb>

First Known Use of ENWRAP

14th century

Related to ENWRAP

Synonyms: absorb, bemuse, busy, catch up, engross, enthrall (or enthral), engage, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy

Related Words: allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, obsess; hypnotize, mesmerize; distract, preoccupy; hog, monopolize

Near Antonyms: bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

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Rhymes with ENWRAP

ASCAP, backslap, backwrap, bitmap, blackcap, bootstrap, burlap, Carnap, catnap, cell sap, claptrap, death cap, death trap, dunce cap, dognap, earflap, entrap, firetrap, foolscap, gelcap, gift wrap, gun lap, heeltap, hubcap, ice cap, jockstrap, kidnap, kneecap, lagniappe, light trap, livetrap, love tap, madcap, mantrap, mayhap, mishap, mobcap, mousetrap, mud flap, nightcap, on tap, pace lap, pinesap, rattrap, recap, redcap, remap, riprap, road map, root cap, sand trap, shiplap, shrink-wrap, skullcap, skycap, snowcap, spark gap, speed trap, steel-trap, stopgap, toe cap, unsnap, unstrap, unwrap, watch cap, whitecap, wind gap, winesap, wiretap, word wrap