enwrap

American  

[en-rap] / ɛnˈræp /

verb (used with object)

enwrapped, enwrapping

1. to wrap or envelop in something.

2. to surround or envelop, as in slumber, longing, etc.

3. to absorb or engross, as in thought.

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enwrap British  

/ ɪnˈræp /

verb

1. to wrap or cover up; envelop

2. (usually passive) to engross or absorb

   enwrapped in thought

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Etymology

Origin of enwrap

1350–1400; Middle English enwrappen; en- ¹, wrap

Example Sentences

Often, she coos the most extravagant slang that can be found for her tissue-paper tongue to enwrap.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shadows weaved before the windows, while the flames seemed to reach out and enwrap every portion of the upper floor.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley

Thus the senseless stones enwrap the mysteries of the living stones, the work made with hands sets forth the spiritual work; and the double aspect of the Church is clear, adorned with double equipage.

From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Marson, Charles L. (Charles Latimer)

Now, not only are they closed in silence, but a horror seems to enwrap all creation.

From Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes by Jennings, Frederick Charles

As we wander from the gods within us so does ugliness enwrap us; as we discover them, so do we become more beautiful.

From The Inner Beauty by Maeterlinck, Maurice