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envelop

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of envelop

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

A cloud of silence enveloped the library.

Synonyms of envelop

box (in), cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encase, enclose (also inclose), fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)

Words Related to envelop

bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict

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

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

2 to surround or cover closely

Mist enveloped the mountains.

Synonyms of envelop

bosom, bower, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap

Words Related to envelop

embed (also imbed), encase

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind

Near Antonyms of envelop

bare, denude, expose, strip

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