[v. en-vel-uh
p; n. en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn-] 
verb, -oped, -op⋅ing. noun | 1. | to wrap up in or as in a covering: The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely. |
| 2. | to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath. |
| 3. | to surround entirely. |
| 4. | Military. to attack (an enemy's flank). |
| 5. | envelope. |
| en·vel·op (ěn-věl'əp) tr.v. en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing, en·vel·ops
[Middle English envolupen, to be involved in, from Old French envoluper, envoloper : en-, in; see en-1 + voloper, to wrap up.] en·vel'op·er n., en·vel'op·ment n. |
