enclose

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
  2. (transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.

Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ənˈkloʊz/
Etymology

In summary

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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