enclose
/ɪnˈkləʊz/
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Canada/ənˈkloʊz/
enclose verb: to surround with a wall, fence, etc.
Verb
enclose (third-person singular simple present encloses, present participle enclosing, simple past and past participle enclosed)
- To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- to enclose lands
- When members of this clan come upon the tracks of a tiger, they must, as a mark of homage, enclose them with three little sticks.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 35
- Synonyms:
- incastellate, encastellate, fortify
- To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
- Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.
enclose meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
enclose in Hindi
- to enclose, to surround; to restrain
- रूँधना rūndhnā
enclose in Tamil
- வேலியிடு, உடனிணை
enclose in Urdu
- to enclose
- احاطہ کرنا ihātah karnā
enclose in Bengali
- to enclose, to surround
- ঘেরা ghera
More languagesFewer languages
- enclose in Malayalam
- പൊതിയുക potiyuka
- enclose in Kannada
- ಅಳುರು, ಅಡೆ, ಕೆತ್ತು, ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳು
- enclose in Thai
- ปิด bpìt
- enclose in Vietnamese
- bao vây
Examples of enclose in a sentence
- I am enclosing an application form, which I should be grateful if you'd sign and return.
- An overbust corset encloses the torso, extending from just under the arms to the hips.
- Circumaural headphones enclose the ear, supra-aural headphones rest on the ear's surface, and earbuds are placed inside the ear.
Synonyms of enclose
Forms of enclose
| third-person singular present | encloses |
|---|---|
| present participle | enclosing |
| past participle | enclosed |
| past | enclosed |
| alternative form (archaic) | inclose |
Origin of enclose
From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.
Words formed from enclose
Words that rhyme with enclose
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- interpose
- propose
- gloze
- oppose
- disclose
- foreclose
- prose
- snows
- turn up one's nose
- unclose
- adipose
- appose
- arose
- chose
- counterpose
- croze
- decompose
- doze
- froze
- hoes
- knows
- adoze
- apollos
- beaus
- beprose
- blows
- bose
- bros
- châteaux
- cloze
- coze
- crows
- does
- dos
- doughs
- fallows
- fellows
- flows
- foes
- follows
- foredispose
- frows
- glows
- goes
- grows
- hard-nose
- hollows
- joes
Questions about enclose
- What does enclose mean?
- Enclose means to surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- What is enclose in Hindi?
- Enclose in Hindi is रूँधना (rūndhnā). See Enclose meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is enclose?
- Enclose is a verb.
- How do you pronounce enclose?
- Enclose is pronounced /ənˈkloʊz/ (Canada).
- What is the past tense of enclose?
- The past tense of enclose is enclosed.
Words near enclose in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: enclose (page history and authors); रूँधना (Hindi) (page history and authors); enclose (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); احاطہ کرنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); ঘেরা (Bengali) (page history and authors); പൊതിയുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); enclose (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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