enfold

American  

[en-fohld] / ɛnˈfoʊld /

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.

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enfold British  

/ ɪnˈfəʊld /

verb

1. to cover by enclosing

2. to embrace

3. to form with or as with folds

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Other Word Forms

• enfolder noun
• enfoldment noun

Etymology

Origin of enfold

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

Example Sentences

But the bigger challenge is that Green is enfolding stories within stories that have an associative yet indirect connection.

From Los Angeles Times

Cynthia puts her hands out to clasp mine and then enfolds me in her arms.

From BBC

Little did I know this decision would nearly get me arrested, set me on a path across two coasts, instigate community programming, and enfold kindred spirits near and far.

From Seattle Times

Harplike plinks and clicking percussion rise around her voice, enfolded in instrumental and vocal harmonies as she sings that “portals open as you slowly drift through/surrounded by our love.”

From New York Times

And it’s this grace that swirls like a ghost through “Past Lives,” enfolding all three central characters and investing their stories, or what little we see of those stories, with a rare and harmonious balance.

From Los Angeles Times