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inclose

inclose is the archaic spelling of enclose.

Meaning of enclose

Verb

enclose (third-person singular simple present encloses, present participle enclosing, simple past and past participle enclosed)

  1. (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
    • to enclose lands
  2. (transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
    • Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.

Forms of inclose

third-person singular presentincloses
present participleinclosing
past participleinclosed
pastinclosed

Words formed from inclose

Questions about inclose

What is inclose the archaic spelling of?
Inclose is the archaic spelling of enclose.

Words near inclose in the dictionary

  1. incloister
  2. incloistered
  3. incloistering
  4. incloisters
  5. inclosable
  6. inclose
  7. inclosed
  8. incloser
  9. inclosers
  10. incloses
  11. incloseth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inclose (page history and authors); enclose (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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