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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENCLOSE. [See Inclose.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose]
2: close in; darkness enclosed him" [syn: enclose, hold in, confine]
3: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" [syn: enclose, close in, inclose, shut in]
4: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]

Merriam Webster's

also inclose transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from enclos enclosed, from Anglo-French, past participle of enclore to enclose, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudere, alteration of Latin includere — more at include Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) to close in ; surround <enclose a porch with glass> (2) to fence off (common land) for individual use b. to hold in ; confine 2. to include along with something else in a parcel or envelope <a check is enclosed herewith>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (also inclose) 1 (often foll. by with, in) a surround with a wall, fence, etc. b shut in on all sides. 2 fence in (common land) so as to make it private property. 3 put in a receptacle (esp. in an envelope together with a letter). 4 (usu. as enclosed adj.) seclude (a religious community) from the outside world. 5 esp. Math. bound on all sides; contain. 6 hem in on all sides. Etymology: ME f. OF enclos past part. of enclore ult. f. L includere (as INCLUDE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inclose In*close", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inclosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclosing.] [See Enclose, and cf. Include.] [Written also enclose.] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton. 2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W. Temple. 3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone. 4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] They went to coach and their horse inclose. --Chapman.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Enclose En*close", v. t. [F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to enclose; pref. en- (L. in) + clore to close. See Close, and cf. Inclose, Include.] To inclose. See Inclose.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(encloses, enclosing, enclosed) 1. If a place or object is enclosed by something, the place or object is inside that thing or completely surrounded by it. The rules state that samples must be enclosed in two watertight containers... Enclose the pot in a clear polythene bag... ...the enclosed waters of the Baltic. VERB: be V-ed in n, V n in n, V-ed 2. If you enclose something with a letter, you put it in the same envelope as the letter. I have enclosed a cheque for £10... The enclosed leaflet shows how Service Care can ease all your worries. VERB: V n, V-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. [Written also Inclose.] 1. Encircle, surround, encompass, imbosom, circumscribe, shut in, fence in. 2. Cover, envelop, wrap.

Moby Thesaurus

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