enshroud

[ en-shroud ]

/ ɛnˈʃraʊd /

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verb (used with object)

to shroud; conceal.

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Origin of enshroud

First recorded in 1575–85; en-¹ + shroud

Words nearby enshroud

ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem, ensepulcher, enserf, ensheathe, enshrine, enshroud, ensiform, ensign, ensign staff, ensilage, ensile

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How to use enshroud in a sentence

As the Capitol plunged into chaos later that day — police officers outnumbered and overrun, lawmakers huddled behind makeshift bunkers, tear gas enshrouding the building — Guilfoyle boarded a private jet.
Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot|by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan|November 18, 2021|ProPublica
They’ve observed a hot gas giant where drops of iron probably fall like rain and a small hot planet enshrouded in steam.
The pebbled path to planets|Stephen Ornes|May 27, 2021|Science News For Students
Then, as silently as they came, they disappeared into the forest to go to their homes before the night mists should enshroud them.
Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds|William La Varre
No more doth Death detain thee in his dark domain, nor Persephone enshroud thee in the mists of the sad Underworld.
Children of the Dawn|Elsie Finnimore Buckley

Stirred by the complete mystery which now seemed to enshroud the unfortunate girl, I set before myself the task of elucidating it.
The Czar's Spy|William Le Queux
Darkness was beginning to enshroud the travelers, and the necessity of making improvised beds moved them to action.
Secrets of the Andes|James H. Foster
As the guide had hoped, they reached the place he had in mind just as darkness was beginning to enshroud them.
The Forest of Mystery|James H. Foster

British Dictionary definitions for enshroud

enshroud

/ (ɪnˈʃraʊd) /

verb

(tr) to cover or hide with or as if with a shroudthe sky was enshrouded in mist

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enshroud

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