envelop

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɛnˈvɛləp/ UK /ɪnˈvɛləp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to wrap up, cover, or surround completely

A thick fog began to envelop the harbor at dusk.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to wrap up, cover, or... enclose surround encase wrap engulf cover enfold

Opposites

uncover unwrap expose reveal

Word family

Derived forms envelopmentenveloper

Related forms envelope develop

Etymology

From Old French envoluper ('to wrap up'), from en- ('in') + voluper ('to wrap'), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly from a Germanic root.

envoluper Old French

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# envelop

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɛnˈvɛləp/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈvɛləp/

## Meanings
1. to wrap up, cover, or surround completely

## Examples
- A thick fog began to envelop the harbor at dusk.

## Synonyms
- enclose
- surround
- encase
- wrap
- engulf
- cover
- enfold

## Antonyms
- uncover
- unwrap
- expose
- reveal

## Derived Forms
- envelopment
- enveloper

## Related Forms
- envelope
- develop

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: envoluper

## Etymology
From Old French envoluper ('to wrap up'), from en- ('in') + voluper ('to wrap'), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly from a Germanic root.

## AI Etymology
Envelop comes from Old French envoluper ('to wrap up'), from en- ('in') + voluper ('to wrap'), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly from a Germanic root. The etymological trail includes Old French envoluper. As a verb, envelop means to wrap up, cover, or surround completely. The same family is visible in derived forms such as envelopment and enveloper and related forms such as envelope and develop. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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