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- Dictionaryenvelop/ɪnˈvɛləp/
verb
- 1. wrap up, cover, or surround completely: "a figure enveloped in a black cloak"
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envelop: [verb] to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.
ENVELOP definition: 1. to cover or surround something completely: 2. to cover or surround something completely: 3. to…. Learn more.
Envelop definition: to wrap up in or as in a covering. See examples of ENVELOP used in a sentence.
ENVELOP meaning: 1. to cover or surround something completely: 2. to cover or surround something completely: 3. to…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering 2. to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding 3. to.... Click for more definitions.
envelop: 1 v enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering “Fog enveloped the house” Synonyms: enclose , enfold , enwrap , wrap Types: show 8 types... hide 8 types... benight envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness tube place or enclose in a tube capsulate , capsule , capsulise , capsulize enclose in a capsule engulf ...
ENVELOPE definition: 1. a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter 2. a flat, usually square or…. Learn more.
envelop somebody/something (in something) to wrap somebody/something up or cover them or it completely She was enveloped in a huge white towel. Clouds enveloped the mountain tops. Darkness fell and enveloped the town.
[C14: from Old French envoluper, from en-1 + voluper, voloper, of obscure origin]
Envelop definition: To wrap, enclose, or cover. Origin of Envelop From Middle English envolupen, from Old French anveloper, envoluper (modern French envelopper), from en-+ voloper, vloper (“to wrap, wrap up”) (compare Italian -viluppare; Old Italian alternate form goluppare (“to wrap”)) from Vulgar Latin *vuloppare (“to wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wlappaną, *wrappaną (“to wrap, roll up, turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb-(“to turn, bend”) . Akin to Middle ...
