envelop
to wrap up in or as in a covering: The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely.
to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath.
to surround entirely.
Military. to attack (an enemy's flank).
Origin of envelop
1Other words for envelop
Other words from envelop
- en·vel·op·er, noun
- pre·en·vel·op, verb (used with object)
- un·en·vel·oped, adjective
Words that may be confused with envelop
- envelop , envelope
Words Nearby envelop
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How to use envelop in a sentence
“Discord” proceeds to envelop us in this exhaustive, mind-racking debate.
The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson (And Tolstoy and Dickens) | Samuel Fragoso | October 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe shadows may have sought to envelop Paris altogether early Wednesday.
Paris Jackson, the Girl We Met at Michael’s Funeral, in Suicide Scare | Michael Daly | June 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSpontaneity should, like a sort of fog, already envelop those pages that you will write the next day.
He is one of those who, when they meet Mandela, envelop him in a hug as they walk to steady the old man.
Nelson Mandela Recovering in South Africa After Brief Hospital Scare | Charlene Smith | February 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHer flowing dusty-rose gown seemed to envelop her—like a chiffon pup tent held up with silver sequins.
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The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe shell is thick, and is surrounded by an uneven gelatinous envelop which is often stained with bile.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddI long for the precious embrace to surround me, to envelop me, to pour its soft balm into my aching soul.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanThey were great rolling clouds that seemed to envelop the entire universe with their vibrance.
The Holes and John Smith | Edward W. LudwigThe night wears on: darkness and fog envelop Paris more and more.
The Bronze Eagle | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
British Dictionary definitions for envelop
/ (ɪnˈvɛləp) /
to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering
to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding: a plan enveloped in mystery
to surround or partially surround (an enemy force)
Origin of envelop
1Derived forms of envelop
- envelopment, noun
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