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enfold
enfoldto wrap up; envelop; to surround as if with folds: enfolded in mystery; embrace: enfolded in her lover’s arms
Not to be confused with:unfold – to become clear, apparent, or known: the mystery unfolds slowly; to spread or open out: unfold the blanket; to lay open to view; to set forth; explain; to developen·fold E0143600 (ĕn-fōld′)tr.v. en·fold·ed, en·fold·ing, en·folds 1. To cover with or as if with folds; envelop.2. To hold within limits; enclose.3. To embrace.
en·fold′er n.enfold (ɪnˈfəʊld) or infoldvb (tr) 1. to cover by enclosing2. to embrace3. to form with or as with folds enˈfolder, inˈfolder n enˈfoldment, inˈfoldment nen•fold (ɛnˈfoʊld)
v.t. 1. to wrap up; envelop. 2. to surround with or as if with folds. 3. to hug or clasp; embrace. 4. to form into a fold or folds. [1585–95] en•fold′er, n. en•fold′ment, n. enfold
Past participle: enfolded
Gerund: enfolding
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| I enfold | | you enfold | | he/she/it enfolds | | we enfold | | you enfold | | they enfold |
| Preterite |
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| I enfolded | | you enfolded | | he/she/it enfolded | | we enfolded | | you enfolded | | they enfolded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am enfolding | | you are enfolding | | he/she/it is enfolding | | we are enfolding | | you are enfolding | | they are enfolding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have enfolded | | you have enfolded | | he/she/it has enfolded | | we have enfolded | | you have enfolded | | they have enfolded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was enfolding | | you were enfolding | | he/she/it was enfolding | | we were enfolding | | you were enfolding | | they were enfolding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had enfolded | | you had enfolded | | he/she/it had enfolded | | we had enfolded | | you had enfolded | | they had enfolded |
| Future |
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| I will enfold | | you will enfold | | he/she/it will enfold | | we will enfold | | you will enfold | | they will enfold |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have enfolded | | you will have enfolded | | he/she/it will have enfolded | | we will have enfolded | | you will have enfolded | | they will have enfolded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be enfolding | | you will be enfolding | | he/she/it will be enfolding | | we will be enfolding | | you will be enfolding | | they will be enfolding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been enfolding | | you have been enfolding | | he/she/it has been enfolding | | we have been enfolding | | you have been enfolding | | they have been enfolding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been enfolding | | you will have been enfolding | | he/she/it will have been enfolding | | we will have been enfolding | | you will have been enfolding | | they will have been enfolding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been enfolding | | you had been enfolding | | he/she/it had been enfolding | | we had been enfolding | | you had been enfolding | | they had been enfolding |
| Conditional |
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| I would enfold | | you would enfold | | he/she/it would enfold | | we would enfold | | you would enfold | | they would enfold |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have enfolded | | you would have enfolded | | he/she/it would have enfolded | | we would have enfolded | | you would have enfolded | | they would have enfolded |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | enfold - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"enclose, envelop, enwrap, wrapcover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"benight - envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area"tube - place or enclose in a tubecapsulate, capsule, capsulise, capsulize - enclose in a capsuleengulf - flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"sheathe - enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"cocoon - wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protectionbathe - suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight"enshroud, shroud, hide, cover - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" |
enfold infoldverb1. wrap, surround, enclose, wrap up, encompass, shroud, immerse, swathe, envelop, sheathe, enwrap Wood was comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown.2. embrace, hold, fold, hug, cuddle, clasp He enfolded her gently in his arms.enfoldverb1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, roll, swaddle, swathe, wrap, wrap up.2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure:cloak, clothe, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, shroud, veil, wrap.3. To put one's arms around affectionately:clasp, embrace, hold, hug, press, squeeze.Slang: clinch.Archaic: bosom, clip, embosom.Translationsumfangenavvolgereabbracciareenfold
enfold (oneself or someone) in (something)To wrap or envelope oneself or someone in something. As soon as I got in from the cold, I enfolded myself in a blanket and sat in front of the fire.See also: enfoldenfold someone in somethingto wrap or contain someone in something. He enfolded the tiny baby in a soft blanket. Sarah enfolded herself in the silk sheets and giggled with glee.See also: enfoldMedicalSeeinfoldingenfold
Synonyms for enfoldverb wrapSynonyms- wrap
- surround
- enclose
- wrap up
- encompass
- shroud
- immerse
- swathe
- envelop
- sheathe
- enwrap
verb embraceSynonyms- embrace
- hold
- fold
- hug
- cuddle
- clasp
Synonyms for enfoldverb to cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandagesSynonyms- envelop
- enwrap
- infold
- invest
- roll
- swaddle
- swathe
- wrap
- wrap up
verb to surround and cover completely so as to obscureSynonyms- cloak
- clothe
- enshroud
- envelop
- enwrap
- infold
- invest
- shroud
- veil
- wrap
verb to put one's arms around affectionatelySynonyms- clasp
- embrace
- hold
- hug
- press
- squeeze
- clinch
- bosom
- clip
- embosom
Synonyms for enfoldverb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a coveringSynonymsRelated Words- cover
- benight
- tube
- capsulate
- capsule
- capsulise
- capsulize
- engulf
- sheathe
- cocoon
- bathe
- enshroud
- shroud
- hide
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