Definition of envelop
transitive verb
1 : to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
2 : to mount an attack on (an enemy's flank)
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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
Recent Examples of envelop from the Web
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The discrepancy has thrust Vnesheconombank, known for advancing the strategic interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin and for its role in a past U.S. espionage case, into the center of the controversy enveloping the White House.
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The story is set in architecturally and meteorologically distinctive northern France, where towns of tightly terraced housing are enveloped by industrial zones and sodden grey skies.
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The uloborid spiders have lost the venom that most spiders use, and instead crush their prey to death by wrapping them in excessive amounts of silk; one species was documented using 140 meters to envelop a single insect.
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Rodriguez joined that exclusive club in August 2010, becoming the youngest player to do it, at 32 years 8 days, before his career was enveloped in a steroid shroud.
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But in the years after his death, Sonja stopped playing, as grief enveloped her.
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So envelop your child with affectionate words and touch; talk, sing, play soothing music; and read to your child, even as a young infant.
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Like a big-box store for shows from across the Commonwealth, Acorn comes closest among these services to the enveloping Netflix experience.
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The shuttle's windshield, an 84-inch high-def screen, is enveloped in fire when the external tanks separate.
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Origin and Etymology of envelop
Middle English envolupen, from Anglo-French envoluper, envoleper, from en- + voluper to wrap
ENVELOP Defined for English Language Learners
envelop
playDefinition of envelop for English Language Learners
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: to completely cover (someone or something) : to completely enclose or surround (someone or something)
ENVELOP Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of envelop for Students
enveloped
;enveloping
: to put a covering completely around : wrap up or in
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