envelop

verb

en-VEL-uhp/ɛnˈvɛləp/

Formsenvelops, enveloping, enveloped

1 meaning of envelop

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verbtransitive
To cover something completely on every side.
Like a blanket wrapped all the way around you.
Thick fog can envelop the whole valley in minutes.
She used a warm blanket to envelop the shivering child.
Similarsurround, enclose, engulf, cover, enfold
Oppositeuncover, expose

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Origin

This word came through Old French from a word meaning "to wrap up." It is related to the English word "wrap."