▪ fence in (common land) so as to make it private property: historical"the open fields in the parish were enclosed in 1808"
▪ seclude (a religious order or other community) from the outside world: "two years after he enclosed the convent, the plague struck one of the sisters"
▪ bound on all sides; contain.
2. place (something) in an envelope together with a letter:"I enclose a copy of the job description"Similarincludeinsertput inenfoldsend
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘shut in, imprison’): from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, based on Latin includere ‘shut in’.
