Synonyms
Examples of enfold in a Sentence
The dish is made of vegetables enfolded in a pastry crust.
We watched as darkness enfolded the city.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gradually, the others enter to enfold her in a calming embrace.
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Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
But as the sector weathers a steep decline and faces tough new scrutiny from the SEC, some of Wall Street’s biggest names are trying to enfold it.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
So the experience of being acoustically enfolded is both a throwback and a promise.
—Curbed, 22 June 2023
His two Jack Ryan movies end with Ryan defeating specific villains without changing the corrupt institutions that enfold them, because that would be impossible.
—Vulture, 10 July 2023
His words and smiles enfolded me in his special circle, anointing me the adult among the kids, the big deal among the strugs.
—Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Fourteen guest rooms and a pair of apartments enfold a courtyard shaded by umbrella pines and a century-old Lebanon cedar.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2023
Glass walls with clear glass shelving enfold the formal dining room.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Let all the tumult within me cease, enfold me, Lord, in your peace.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
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Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
But as the sector weathers a steep decline and faces tough new scrutiny from the SEC, some of Wall Street’s biggest names are trying to enfold it.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
So the experience of being acoustically enfolded is both a throwback and a promise.
—Curbed, 22 June 2023
His two Jack Ryan movies end with Ryan defeating specific villains without changing the corrupt institutions that enfold them, because that would be impossible.
—Vulture, 10 July 2023
His words and smiles enfolded me in his special circle, anointing me the adult among the kids, the big deal among the strugs.
—Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Fourteen guest rooms and a pair of apartments enfold a courtyard shaded by umbrella pines and a century-old Lebanon cedar.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2023
Glass walls with clear glass shelving enfold the formal dining room.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Let all the tumult within me cease, enfold me, Lord, in your peace.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Enfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enfold. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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enfold
verb
en·fold
in-ˈfōld 
1
: to cover with folds : enclose in the folds of something
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