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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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Jun 12, 2012 · to cover or surround something completely: The entire area was enveloped in fog.
The meaning of ENVELOP is to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. How to use envelop in a sentence. to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; to mount an attack on (an enemy's flank)…
Envelop definition: to wrap up in or as in a covering. See examples of ENVELOP used in a sentence.
To envelop is to surround something completely. But an envelope is a piece of paper you put your love note in and lick to seal. With enVElop, the accent is on the second syllable, while with ENvelope, the accent is on the first. Continue reading...
envelop in American English. (verb enˈveləp, noun enˈveləp, ˈenvələp, ˈɑːn-) (verb -oped, -oping) transitive verb. 1. to wrap up in or as in a covering. The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely. 2. to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath. 3.
ENVELOPE definition: 1. a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter 2. a flat, usually square or…. Learn more.
1. To wrap, enclose, or cover: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" (Curtis Wilkie). 2. To surround: The troops enveloped the town.
to cover or surround something completely: The entire area was enveloped in fog.
Definition of envelop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 ...
