enshroud
verb
, en-, especially Southern -ˈsrau̇d\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for enshroud
Synonyms
belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil
Antonyms
bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
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What Harry Potter manages with a flip of his magical cloak, nature does with gravity, only on a scale that enshrouds the substance of an entire star and in some cases more than a million stars. — Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, "Book Review: Feeling Gravity’s Pull," 16 Nov. 2018 So it’s always been enshrouded in a bit of mystery. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "A New Photo of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank Offers a Rare Glimpse of the Queen’s Private Estate," 9 Oct. 2018 Suddenly, the border separating Canada from the United States was effectively enshrouded in fog. — Peter S. Goodman, BostonGlobe.com, "With a trade war possible, global economy already feels the effect," 16 June 2018 Suddenly, the border separating Canada from the United States was effectively enshrouded in fog. — New York Times, "Just the Fear of a Trade War Is Straining the Global Economy," 16 June 2018 Outside, stone stairs lead to a swimming pool enshrouded in verdant landscaping. — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, "Aimee Osbourne moves on from updated 1930s home in the Hollywood Hills," 7 June 2018 But what lasts long after the credits roll is the movie’s quiet beauty, the iridescent sheen of an oil slick that enshrouds the narrative and the moments of near silence preceding terrifying noise. — Eliza Berman, Time, "Best Movies of 2018 So Far," 4 June 2018 Years after Vogue’s 1982 feature of Le Jonchet, images were published from Daniel Romualdez’s Connecticut home; a room also enshrouded with Braquenié’s print. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, "This Textile Has Been All Over Vogue—Here’s Where It Came From," 1 June 2018 Many similar planets probably exist, so the work opens new possibilities for probing the atmospheres that enshroud distant worlds, says Jessica Spake, an exoplanet astronomer at the University of Exeter, UK. — Alexandra Witze, Scientific American, "Astronomers Spot Helium on Exoplanet for First Time," 4 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enshroud.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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