enclose
verb 1
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers <dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages> Synonyms box (in),
cage,
closet,
coop (up),
corral,
encage,
encase,
envelop,
fence (in),
hedge,
hem (in),
house,
immure,
include,
mew (up),
pen,
wall (in)
Related Words bound,
circumscribe,
confine,
contain,
limit,
restrict;
encircle,
encompass,
enfold,
enframe,
enlace,
frame,
ring,
surround;
armor,
cocoon,
encapsulate,
encapsule,
encyst,
ensheathe,
ensphere,
enwomb 2
to form a circle around <in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend> Synonyms circle,
compass,
embrace,
encircle,
enclose (
also inclose),
encompass,
environ,
gird,
girdle,
ring,
wreathe 3
to surround or cover closely <the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view> Synonyms bosom,
bower,
circumfuse,
cocoon,
embosom,
embower,
embrace,
enclose (
also inclose),
encompass,
enshroud,
enswathe,
envelop,
enwrap,
invest,
involve,
lap,
mantle,
muffle,
shroud,
swathe,
veil,
wrap Related Words curtain,
drape;
embed (
also imbed),
encase;
swaddle;
blanket,
overlay,
overspread;
camouflage,
cloak,
disguise,
mask;
circle,
encircle,
enlace,
enwind Variants of ENCLOSE
enclose also inclose
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