Enfold
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Enfold is a verb meaning (transitive) To envelop and wrap up something.
Meaning
(transitive) To envelop and wrap up something.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To clasp with the arms; embrace.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- enfolds
- enfolding
- enfolded
Synonyms for enfold
Depending on context, synonyms include lap, enwrap, wrap, envelop, enclose.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include enwrap, envelop, wrap, enclose, swathe, hug.
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