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en⋅close

  [en-klohz]
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–verb (used with object), -closed, -clos⋅ing.
1. to shut or hem in; close in on all sides: a valley enclosed by tall mountains.
2. to surround, as with a fence or wall: to enclose land.
3. to insert in the same envelope, package, or the like: He enclosed a check. A book was sent with the bill enclosed.
4. to hold or contain: His letter enclosed a check.
5. Roman Catholic Church.
a. to restrict to the enclosure of a monastery or convent.
b. (of a monastery, convent, church, etc.) to establish or fix the boundary of an enclosure.
Also, inclose.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME en-, inclosen. See in- 1 , close

Related forms:
en⋅clos⋅a⋅ble, adjective
en⋅clos⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. encircle, encompass, ring, girdle.
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enclose 
c.1325, from en- + close (q.v.). Specific sense of "to fence in waste or common ground" for the purpose of cultivation or to give it to private owners, is from 1503. Meaning "place a document with a letter for transmission" is from 1707.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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