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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.

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   • 1. enfoldment noun

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   What does enfold mean?

   • She lay quietly, enfolded in his arms. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. enfold somebody/something (in something) to surround or cover somebody/something completely Darkness spread and enfolded him. The summit was enfolded in a circle of white cloud.

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   How do you use enfolding in a sentence?

   • He reached out to enfold her in his arms. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus enfold • Their eyes are large with concern and empathy, and everywhere there are enfolding arms. • Macushla! your white arms are reaching, I feel them enfolding caressing me still. • We held him between us, enfolding him with our arms as he cried.

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   What is the opposite of enfolded?

   • The opposite word of Enfolded are Abandon, Exclude, Free, Loose, Release, Reveal, Uncover, Unwrap, Let Go and Leave Alone. After English to Hindi translation of Enfolded, if you have issues in pronunciation, then you can hear the audio of it in the online dictionary.

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   21 hours ago · 1. verb. If something enfolds an object or person, they cover, surround, or are wrapped around that object or person. [literary] Aurora felt the opium haze enfold her. [VERB noun] Wood was now comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown. [be VERB -ed + in] [ Also V n + in]

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   See synonyms for enfold on Thesaurus.com. verb (used with object) to wrap up; envelop: to enfold someone in a cloak. to surround as if with folds: He wished to enfold her in the warmth of his love. What happened is enfolded in mystery. to hug or clasp; embrace: She enfolded him in her arms.

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   enfold somebody/something (in something) to surround or cover someone or something completely Darkness spread and enfolded him. The summit was enfolded in a circle of white cloud. See enfold in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: enfold.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of ENFOLD. [+ object] formal. 1. : to cover (someone or something) completely. The dish is made of vegetables enfolded in a pastry crust. We watched as darkness enfolded the city. 2. : to hold (someone or something) in your arms. He enfolded the child in his arms. [=he hugged the child]

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   Enfold Definition. ĕn-fōld. enfolded, enfolding, enfolds. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. enfolded, enfolding, enfolds. To wrap in folds; wrap up; envelop. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To hold within limits; enclose. American Heritage. To embrace. Webster's New World. To embrace. Wiktionary. Synonyms: