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en⋅vel⋅op
[v. en-vel-uh
p; n. en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn-] 
verb, -oped, -op⋅ing. noun –verb (used with object)
| 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). |
–noun
| 5. | envelope. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME envolupen < OF envoluper, equiv. to en- en- 1 + voloper to envelop, of obscure orig.; cf. OPr (en)volopar, It inviluppare to envelop, It viluppo tuft, bundle, confusion, referred to ML faluppa chaff, wisp of straw, perh. influenced by the descendants of L volvere to roll
1350–1400; ME envolupen < OF envoluper, equiv. to en- en- 1 + voloper to envelop, of obscure orig.; cf. OPr (en)volopar, It inviluppare to envelop, It viluppo tuft, bundle, confusion, referred to ML faluppa chaff, wisp of straw, perh. influenced by the descendants of L volvere to roll
Related forms:
en⋅vel⋅op⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. enfold, cover, hide, conceal. 3. encompass, enclose.
1. enfold, cover, hide, conceal. 3. encompass, enclose.
en⋅ve⋅lope
[en-vuh-lohp, ahn-] –noun
—Idiom| 1. | a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure. |
| 2. | something that envelops; a wrapper, integument, or surrounding cover. |
| 3. | Biology. a surrounding or enclosing structure, as a corolla or an outer membrane. |
| 4. | Geometry. a curve or surface tangent to each member of a set of curves or surfaces. |
| 5. | Radio. (of a modulated carrier wave) a curve connecting the peaks of a graph of the instantaneous value of the electric or magnetic component of the carrier wave as a function of time. |
| 6. | the fabric structure enclosing the gasbag of an aerostat. |
| 7. | the gasbag itself. |
| 8. | Electronics. the airtight glass or metal housing of a vacuum tube. |
| 9. | the technical limits within which an aircraft or electronic system may be safely operated. |
| 10. | push the envelope, to stretch established limits, as in technological advance or social innovation. |
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| 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. |
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Envelop
En*vel"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enveloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Enveloping.] [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF. envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) + voluper, voleper. See Develop.] To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship. Nocturnal shades this world envelop. --J. Philips.
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Language Translation for : envelop
Spanish:
envolver,
German:
einhüllen,
Japanese:
包む
envelop
1386, "be involved in," from O.Fr. envoluper, from en- "in" + voloper "wrap up," of uncertain origin, perhaps Celtic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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