envelop
verb
en·vel·op
in-ˈve-ləp 
en-
enveloped; enveloping; envelops
1
: to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
2
: to mount an attack on (an enemy's flank)
Examples of envelop in a Sentence
a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city
the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories
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These moons are enveloped in an outer surface made of ice, yet many also have vast subsurface oceans hidden beneath their crust.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
It's resolved in good binoculars and small telescopes as a bright gray-green mist enveloping the middle star of the three in line that marks the hunter's sword.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
For generations, astronomers have been literally in the dark about this process, as the enveloping clouds that nourish a protostar typically obscure its intimate details.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
For 10-year-old Lucy Kennedy, the sense of security that enveloped the camp was punctured when she was awakened by loud crashes of thunder.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
It's resolved in good binoculars and small telescopes as a bright gray-green mist enveloping the middle star of the three in line that marks the hunter's sword.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
For generations, astronomers have been literally in the dark about this process, as the enveloping clouds that nourish a protostar typically obscure its intimate details.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
For 10-year-old Lucy Kennedy, the sense of security that enveloped the camp was punctured when she was awakened by loud crashes of thunder.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for envelop
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“Envelop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envelop. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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envelop
verb
en·vel·op
in-ˈvel-əp
: to surround and enclose completely with or as if with a covering
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