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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).
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English envolupen < Old French envoluper, equivalent to en- en-1 + voloper to envelop, of obscure origin; compare Old Provençal (en)volopar, Italian inviluppare to envelop, Italian viluppo tuft, bundle, confusion, referred to Medieval Latin faluppa chaff, wisp of straw, perhaps influenced by the descendants of Latin volvere to roll
1350–1400; Middle English envolupen < Old French envoluper, equivalent to en- en-1 + voloper to envelop, of obscure origin; compare Old Provençal (en)volopar, Italian inviluppare to envelop, Italian viluppo tuft, bundle, confusion, referred to Medieval Latin faluppa chaff, wisp of straw, perhaps influenced by the descendants of Latin volvere to roll
Related forms
en·vel·op·er, noun
pre·en·vel·op, verb (used with object)
un·en·vel·oped, adjective
Synonyms
1. enfold, cover, hide, conceal. 3. encompass, enclose.
1. enfold, cover, hide, conceal. 3. encompass, enclose.
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Example Sentences
- In fact, you'll wonder if you didn't get the thick envelop by mistake.
- Sundews envelop their victims in an embrace of sticky tentacles.
- My brother once saw it envelop metal pipes outside his home.
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Word Origin & History
envelop
late 14c., "be involved in," from O.Fr. envoluper, from en- "in" + voloper "wrap up," of uncertain origin, perhaps Celtic.
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