enfold

verb

en·​fold in-ˈfōld How to pronounce enfold (audio)
en-
enfolded; enfolding; enfolds

transitive verb

1
a
: to cover with or as if with folds : envelop
b
: to surround with a covering : contain
2
: to clasp within the arms : embrace

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 The Longfellow Hotel, by contrast, enfolds visitors in comfort while gently nudging them to see the city. Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2024 Briefly, one had dim visions of young pro-Palestine activists pouring onto the stage of the Fiserv Forum and laying down their banners, the better to be enfolded within the embrace of a contritely sobbing Ted Cruz. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 But since the shooting in Butler, Pa., tech leaders have enfolded Trump in a very public embrace. Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 To enfold the operations of a successful Connecticut Port Authority into the Connecticut Airport Authority seems misguided to me. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for enfold 

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Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of enfold was in 1566

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“Enfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enfold. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

enfold

verb
en·​fold in-ˈfōld How to pronounce enfold (audio)
1
: to cover with folds : enclose in the folds of something
2

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