Envelop
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English
Verb
Envelop (third-person singular simple present Envelops, present participle Enveloping, simple past and past participle Enveloped)
- (transitive) To surround or enclose.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 4
- (b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 4
Adverbs for Envelop
thickly; gaseously; materially; impenetrably; nebulously; obscurely.
Synonyms for Envelop
wrap, cover, enfold, surround, blanket, conceal, enclose, hide.
Antonyms for Envelop
reveal, unwrap, uncover, open.
Thesaurus
apparel, array, attire, becloud, bedeck, bedrape, befog, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blanket, blind, blockade, box, bundle up, cage, camouflage, case, cloak, close, clothe, cloud, compass, compass about, conceal, coop, corral, cover, cover up, crate, curtain, deck, dight, disguise, dissemble, distract attention from, drape, dress, dud, eclipse, embay, embosom, embox, embrace, encapsulate, encase, encircle, enclasp, enclose, enclothe, encompass, endue, enfold, engulf, enrobe, ensconce, enshroud, enswathe, environ, enwrap, fence, garb, garment, gloss over, go around, go round, guard, habilitate, harass, harry, hedge, hem, hide, immure, invest, involve, keep under cover, lap, lay siege to, mask, muffle up, obfuscate, obscure, occult, pack, package, pen, protect, rag out, raiment, robe, roll, screen, shade, sheathe, shield, shroud, shut in, slur over, smother, soften up, surround, swaddle, swathe, tire, varnish, veil, whitewash, wrap, wrap about, wrap up