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   En·fold

   /inˈfōld/

   

   verb

   • 1. surround; envelop: "he shut off the engine and silence enfolded them" Similar envelopengulfsheatheswatheswaddlecocoonshroudveilcloakdrapecoverconcealmasksurroundencirclecircleencloseencaseliterary:enshroudmantlepallpavelaprare:obnubilate
   • ▪ hold or clasp (someone) lovingly in one's arms: "he enfolded her in his arms and stroked her hair" Similar claspholdfoldwrapsqueezeclutchtakegatherembracehugcuddlecradleliterary:embosomarchaic:strain

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘involve, entail, imply’; formerly also as infold): from en-1, in-2 ‘within’ + fold1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enfoldment noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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