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envelop

[ verb en-vel-uhp; noun en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn- ]

verb (used with object)

, en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing.
  1. to wrap up in or as in a covering:

    The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely.

    Synonyms: conceal, hide, cover, enfold

  2. to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath.
  3. to surround entirely.

    Synonyms: enclose, encompass

  4. Military. to attack (an enemy's flank).


noun

envelop

/ ɪnˈvɛləp /

verb

  1. to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering
  2. to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding

    a plan enveloped in mystery

  3. to surround or partially surround (an enemy force)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • enˈvelopment, noun
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Other Words From

  • en·velop·er noun
  • preen·velop verb (used with object)
  • unen·veloped adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of envelop1

1350–1400; Middle English envolupen < Old French envoluper, equivalent to en- en- 1 + voloper to envelop, of obscure origin; compare Old Provençal ( en ) volopar, Italian inviluppare to envelop, Italian viluppo tuft, bundle, confusion, referred to Medieval Latin faluppa chaff, wisp of straw, perhaps influenced by the descendants of Latin volvere to roll
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Word History and Origins

Origin of envelop1

C14: from Old French envoluper, from en- 1+ voluper, voloper, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

“Discord” proceeds to envelop us in this exhaustive, mind-racking debate.

The shadows may have sought to envelop Paris altogether early Wednesday.

Spontaneity 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.

Her flowing dusty-rose gown seemed to envelop her—like a chiffon pup tent held up with silver sequins.

The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.

The shell is thick, and is surrounded by an uneven gelatinous envelop which is often stained with bile.

I long for the precious embrace to surround me, to envelop me, to pour its soft balm into my aching soul.

They were great rolling clouds that seemed to envelop the entire universe with their vibrance.

The night wears on: darkness and fog envelop Paris more and more.

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