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   En·vel·op

   /ənˈveləp/

   

   verb

   • 1. wrap up, cover, or surround completely: "a figure enveloped in a black cloak"
   • ▪ (of troops) surround (an enemy force): "their assignment was to envelop the head of the enemy column and destroy it"

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as invelop(e)): from Old French envoluper, from en- ‘in’ + a second element (also found in develop) of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. envelopment noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • E

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   • N

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   • V

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   • E

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   • L

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   • O

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   • P

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