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enclose

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɪnˈkɫoʊz// UK //ɛnklˈəʊz// en·close

v. to put something inside a container or a letter. It can also mean to surround an area with a fence or a wall.

v. to put something inside a container or envelope; to surround an area with a boundary. Transitive — requires a direct object.


SIMPLE

Please enclose the check with your application.

CONTEXTUAL

The architect designed a courtyard that would enclose the garden from the busy street outside.

COMPLEX

While the digital age has reduced the need for physical mail, many formal notices still require that the sender enclose all necessary documentation within a single envelope for processing.

Synonyms
Origin

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.

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