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enclose

enc·lose

UK/ənˈkloʊz/ US/ɪnˈkləʊz/ rare

verb

1.

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

  • “Fog enveloped the house”
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2.

close in or confine

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3.

surround completely

  • “Darkness enclosed him”
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4.

introduce

  • “Insert your ticket here”
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Origin

From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.

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