ENCLOSE Definition & Meaning

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enclose

[en-klohz]

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verb (used with object)

enclosed, enclosing

to shut or hem in; close in on all sides.
a valley enclosed by tall mountains.
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to surround, as with a fence or wall.
to enclose land.
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to insert in the same envelope, package, or the like.
He enclosed a check.
A book was sent with the bill enclosed.
to hold or contain.
His letter enclosed a check.
Roman Catholic Church.��
1. to restrict to the enclosure of a monastery or convent.
2. (of a monastery, convent, church, etc.) to establish or fix the boundary of an enclosure.

enclose

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verb

to close; hem in; surround
to surround (land) with or as if with a fence
to put in an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
to contain or hold

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

enclosable adjective
encloser noun
preenclose verb (used with object)
reenclose verb (used with object)
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of enclose¹

First recorded in 1275–1325, enclose is from the Middle English word enclosen, inclosen. See in- ¹, close

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Israel compounded its right to deport with the right to imprison, enclose, and kill.

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In contrast to the one that burned, the fire-protected house featured metal gutters, fiber cement siding, enclosed eaves, a metal fence, metal patio set of a table and chairs and cement pavers.

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It was that at home on my couch I was no longer enclosed in the same shared space that brought history back to the present for a charged moment of collective reflection.

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A group of women chatted in an enclosed circle.

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The rise of the racquet sport - usually played in doubles on an enclosed court where balls can be played off the walls - has been helped by influencers and celebrity players such as Stormzy.

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enclitic enclosed

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