ENWRAP Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

enwrap

verb

in-ˈrap

Definition of enwrap

as in to immerse

to hold the attention of enwrapped in my own reverie, I failed to notice the coworker standing outside my cubicle

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as in to wrap

to surround or cover closely an air of serene self-satisfaction enwraps the leafy, well-to-do suburb

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Recent Examples of enwrap The two-ply, buttery cashmere fabric feels like a cloud enwrapping your body. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2023 These days, gaming is the most popular use for curved screens, as players sit close to the display and feel the virtual world enwrap them. — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 2 Sep. 2022 But, for 25 summers, top singers from some of Minnesota's best choirs traditionally forsake the lake and gather between seasons to enwrap Twin Cities audiences in cooling, calming harmonies. — Star Tribune, 29 July 2021 Boskovich sets the tone with a conversational style that enwraps solid scholarship. — Paul Di Filippo, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019

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Bass did, riding her bicycle to campaign headquarters and immersing herself in the senator’s bid for the White House.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Nothing Earbuds Deal Block out daily distractions and immerse yourself in rich sound with the Nothing Ear (a) ANC Earbuds.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of immerse

Verb

The remains, wrapped in several layers of garbage bags, were turned over to the Gang Supression Force by HERO, a relief organization that was contacted through humanitarian channels, the group told the Miami Herald.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Paul Herlihy’s body was found on the kitchen floor wrapped in carpet and covered with a blue tarp.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrap

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According to the researchers, formation accounts for roughly one-third of battery production costs and occupies about a quarter of a manufacturing facility’s floor space.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Gaga’s former penthouse is a corner duplex occupying the top two floors of the building.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupy

Verb

Still, there were a number of real-life court cases that intrigued him as a storyteller with a journalism background.

— Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Played by Steve Earle, Dale offers Lee a sandwich, but Lee is more intrigued by a novelty mug in the cab of his truck.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of intrigue

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In addition to the 34th Street garden, the Prairie Terrace at 17th Street will reopen after being shrouded in scaffolding for nine years because of construction alongside it.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026
But the process was shrouded in secrecy because working with Nolan is an in-person process.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shroud

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What interests me most is the idea of giving young people an ownership stake in a company helping shape the future of space exploration.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Which is perhaps why the inclusion of Atari BASIC interests me more than another collection of retro games.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of interest

Verb

The attack is not so much a matter of precision as enclosing an area—hopefully a space that the fly is within when her jaws slap shut.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
In 1928, Schindler returned to enclose the sleeping porches and turn them into conventional bedrooms.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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