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to close or shut in by or as if by barriers<dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages>Synonymscage, closet, coop (up), corral, encase, envelop, fence (in), hedge, hem, house, immure, pen, wall (in)Related Wordsbound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict; encircle, encompass, ring, surround
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to form a circle around<in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend>— see surround
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to surround or cover closely<the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view>— see enfold 1
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