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enclose

verb
variants: also inclose

Synonyms and Antonyms of enclose

1 to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

  • dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages
Synonyms of enclose

box (in), cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, envelop, fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)
Words Related to enclose

bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict

encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround

armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb

2 to form a circle around

  • in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend
Synonyms of enclose

circle, compass, embrace, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, ring, surround, wreathe
Words Related to enclose

circumscribe, close in, cordon (off), fence (in), hem (in), wall

beset, besiege, entrench (also intrench), invest, swarm

3 to surround or cover closely

  • the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view
Synonyms of enclose

bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap
Words Related to enclose

curtain, drape

embed (also imbed), encase

swaddle

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind
Near Antonyms of enclose

bare, denude, expose, strip

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