Envelop

English

Verb

Envelop (third-person singular simple present Envelops, present participle Enveloping, simple past and past participle Enveloped)

1. (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.

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕn-vĕl'əp, IPA: /ɛnˈvɛləp/, SAMPA: /En"vEl@p/

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