enclose

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   surround completely

   Darkness enclosed him

2. 2
   verb

   close in

   darkness enclosed him

3. 3
   verb

   To surround with a wall, fence, etc.

   to enclose lands

4. 4
   verb

   To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.

   Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.

5. 5
   verb

   introduce

6. 6
   verb

   enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

Etymology

From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.