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enveil

enveil is the alternative form of inveil.

Meaning of inveil

Verb

inveil (third-person singular simple present inveils, present participle inveiling, simple past and past participle inveiled)

  1. (transitive) To cover with a veil.

Forms of enveil

third-person singular presentenveils
present participleenveiling
past participleenveiled
pastenveiled

Origin of enveil

From en- + veil.

Questions about enveil

What is enveil the alternative form of?
Enveil is the alternative form of inveil.

Words near enveil in the dictionary

  1. enveighs
  2. enveigle
  3. enveigled
  4. enveigles
  5. enveigling
  6. enveil
  7. enveiled
  8. enveiling
  9. enveils
  10. envein
  11. enveined

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