enwrap
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en·wrap

transitive verb \in-ˈrap, en-\

Definition of ENWRAP

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

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