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envelopenUK
envelopto wrap around; enfold; hide; enclose: Envelop the area with high walls.
Not to be confused with:envelope – a flat paper cover or wrapper: Put the letter into an envelope.en·vel·op E0167300 (ĕn-vĕl′əp)tr.v. en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing, en·vel·ops 1. To wrap, enclose, or cover: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" (Curtis Wilkie).2. To surround: The troops enveloped the town.
[Middle English envolupen, to be involved in, from Old French envoluper, envoloper : en-, in; see en-1 + voloper, to wrap up; perhaps akin to Medieval Latin faluppa, chaff, straw (influenced by Latin volvere, to roll).]
en·vel′op·er n.en·vel′op·ment n.envelop (ɪnˈvɛləp) vb (tr) , -lops, -loping or -loped1. to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering2. to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding: a plan enveloped in mystery. 3. (Military) to surround or partially surround (an enemy force)[C14: from Old French envoluper, from en-1 + voluper, voloper, of obscure origin] enˈvelopment nen•vel•op (ɛnˈvɛl əp)
v.t. 1. to wrap up in or as if in a covering. 2. to serve as a wrapping or covering for. 3. to surround entirely. 4. to attack (an enemy's flank). [1350–1400; < Old French envoluper=en- en-1 + voloper to envelop] en•vel′op•er, n. en•vel′op•ment, n. envelop
Past participle: enveloped
Gerund: enveloping
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| I envelop | | you envelop | | he/she/it envelops | | we envelop | | you envelop | | they envelop |
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| I enveloped | | you enveloped | | he/she/it enveloped | | we enveloped | | you enveloped | | they enveloped |
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| I am enveloping | | you are enveloping | | he/she/it is enveloping | | we are enveloping | | you are enveloping | | they are enveloping |
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| I have enveloped | | you have enveloped | | he/she/it has enveloped | | we have enveloped | | you have enveloped | | they have enveloped |
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| I was enveloping | | you were enveloping | | he/she/it was enveloping | | we were enveloping | | you were enveloping | | they were enveloping |
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| I had enveloped | | you had enveloped | | he/she/it had enveloped | | we had enveloped | | you had enveloped | | they had enveloped |
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| I will envelop | | you will envelop | | he/she/it will envelop | | we will envelop | | you will envelop | | they will envelop |
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| I will have enveloped | | you will have enveloped | | he/she/it will have enveloped | | we will have enveloped | | you will have enveloped | | they will have enveloped |
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| I will be enveloping | | you will be enveloping | | he/she/it will be enveloping | | we will be enveloping | | you will be enveloping | | they will be enveloping |
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| I have been enveloping | | you have been enveloping | | he/she/it has been enveloping | | we have been enveloping | | you have been enveloping | | they have been enveloping |
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| I will have been enveloping | | you will have been enveloping | | he/she/it will have been enveloping | | we will have been enveloping | | you will have been enveloping | | they will have been enveloping |
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| I had been enveloping | | you had been enveloping | | he/she/it had been enveloping | | we had been enveloping | | you had been enveloping | | they had been enveloping |
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| I would envelop | | you would envelop | | he/she/it would envelop | | we would envelop | | you would envelop | | they would envelop |
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| I would have enveloped | | you would have enveloped | | he/she/it would have enveloped | | we would have enveloped | | you would have enveloped | | they would have enveloped |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | envelop - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"enclose, enfold, 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" |
envelopverb enclose, cover, hide, surround, wrap around, embrace, blanket, conceal, obscure, veil, encompass, engulf, cloak, shroud, swathe, encircle, encase, swaddle, sheathe, enfold, enwrap the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the areaenvelopverb1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:enfold, enwrap, infold, invest, roll, swaddle, swathe, wrap, wrap up.2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure:cloak, clothe, enfold, enshroud, enwrap, infold, invest, shroud, veil, wrap.3. To surround and advance upon:besiege, close in, enclose, hedge, hem.Translationsenvelop (inˈveləp) verb – past tense, past participle enˈveloped – to cover by wrapping; to surround completely. She enveloped herself in a long cloak. 包，裹，封 包，裹，封
envelop, without an -e, is a verb.
envelope, with an -e is a noun. envelopenUK
envelop (oneself, someone, or something) in (something)To wrap oneself, someone, or something in something. As soon as I got in from the cold, I enveloped myself in a blanket and sat in front of the fire. The snowstorm enveloped our area even faster than predicted with white-out conditions.See also: envelopenvelop someone or something in someone or somethingto wrap someone or something in someone or something. The fog enveloped us in its grasp. Mountains of fog rolled in and enveloped the house in dense vapor.See also: envelopEncyclopediaSeeEnvelopmentenvelopenUK
Related to envelop: Envelope detectorSynonyms for envelopverb encloseSynonyms- enclose
- cover
- hide
- surround
- wrap around
- embrace
- blanket
- conceal
- obscure
- veil
- encompass
- engulf
- cloak
- shroud
- swathe
- encircle
- encase
- swaddle
- sheathe
- enfold
- enwrap
Synonyms for envelopverb to cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandagesSynonyms- enfold
- enwrap
- infold
- invest
- roll
- swaddle
- swathe
- wrap
- wrap up
verb to surround and cover completely so as to obscureSynonyms- cloak
- clothe
- enfold
- enshroud
- enwrap
- infold
- invest
- shroud
- veil
- wrap
verb to surround and advance uponSynonyms- besiege
- close in
- enclose
- hedge
- hem
Synonyms for envelopverb 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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