enfold

[ en-fohld ]

verb (used with object)

1. to wrap up; envelop:

   to enfold someone in a cloak.

2. to surround as if with folds:

   He wished to enfold her in the warmth of his love. What happened is enfolded in mystery.

3. to hug or clasp; embrace:

   She enfolded him in her arms.

4. to form into a fold or folds:

   The material of the skirt had been enfolded to form a loose, graceful drape.

enfold

/ ɪnˈfəʊld /

verb

1. to cover by enclosing
2. to embrace
3. to form with or as with folds

Derived Forms

• enˈfolder, noun
• enˈfoldment, noun

Other Words From

• en·folder noun
• en·foldment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enfold¹

First recorded in 1585–95; en- ¹ + fold ¹

Example Sentences

Youth recognized youth, and that indefinite longing which is a part of youth seemed to enfold them for an instant.

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If dullness seem to enfold us, be sure it is we that are dull; it is because our minds are lazy and our eyes unseeing.

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Arms and heart ached to enfold the precious little sinner so grievously worsted in the battle with temptation.

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If Europe would not strangle herself with her own hands she must strangle the sea serpent whose coils enfold her shores.

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The bandages were still on his hands and arms, those hands which yearned to take her hands, those arms which ached to enfold her.

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