enfold
Use Enfold in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to wrap up; envelop: to enfold someone in a cloak.
2.
3.
to hug or clasp; embrace: She enfolded him in her arms.
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World English Dictionary
enfold or infold (ɪnˈfəʊld) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cover by enclosing |
| 2. | to embrace |
| 3. | to form with or as with folds |
| infold or infold | |
| —vb | |
| en'folder or infold | |
| —n | |
| in'folder or infold | |
| —n | |
| en'foldment or infold | |
| —n | |
| in'foldment or infold | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Today's armed services embrace and enfold members and their families in a blanket of service and support.
Wrapper leaves mean all leaves which do not fairly closely enfold the compact portion of the head.
He uses time simultaneously to distance us, to advance the story, and to enfold his characters in insistent immediacy.
They suggest, more than that, that there is still a lot of pleasure and knowledge to enfold when it comes to our galaxy.
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