What does enfold mean?
Enfold means (transitive) To envelop and wrap up something..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To envelop and wrap up something..
In words, like weeds, I’ll wrap me o’er, Like coarsest clothes against the cold: But that large grief which these enfold Is given in outline and no more.
Prais’d be the fathomless universe, / For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, / And for love, sweet love—but praise! praise! praise! / For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death.
Use enfold when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Enfold means (transitive) To envelop and wrap up something..
Common synonyms include lap, enwrap, wrap, envelop.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In words, like weeds, I’ll wrap me o’er, Like coarsest clothes against the cold: But that large grief which these enfold Is given in outline and no more.
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