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Enclose - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT enclose /ɛnˈkloʊz/ /ɛnˈklʌʊz/ IPA guide Other forms: enclosed; enclosing; encloses To enclose something is to surround it or cover it up. An envelope encloses a letter. To enclose is to put something inside something else. A crowd of people could enclose a celebrity, or a wall might enclose a garden. In Edgar Allan Poe’s story “Masque of the Red Death,” the Prince encloses his party guests inside the castle walls (along with the Red Death). (Oops!) A box might enclose a present. If you enclose something with a letter, you’re putting it in the envelope, too. Definitions of enclose verb surround completely “Darkness enclosed him” synonyms: close in , inclose , shut in see more see less types: show 24 types... hide 24 types... insert , tuck fit snugly into wall in , wall up enclose with a wall bower , embower enclose in a bower enshrine , shrine enclose in a place of worship case , encase , incase enclose in, or as if in, a case bury , eat up , immerse , swallow , swallow up enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing border , frame , frame in enclose in or as if in a frame glass , glass in enclose with glass bank enclose with a bank dike , dyke enclose with a dike encapsulate enclose in a capsule or other small container fence , fence in surround with an enclosure cordon off , rope in , rope off divide by means of a rope casket enclose in a casket corral enclose in a corral fort , fortify enclose by or as if by walls around a stronghold hedge , hedge in enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges brick in , brick over , brick up wall up with brick pack arrange in a container box , package put into a box sack put in a sack crate put into a crate; as for protection trench fortify by surrounding with trenches embattle fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense type of: border , environ , ring , skirt , surround extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle verb close in synonyms: confine , hold in see more see less types: show 8 types... hide 8 types... border , bound form the boundary of; be contiguous to embank enclose with banks, as for support or protection rail , rail in enclose with rails box in , box up enclose or confine as if in a box frame enclose in a frame, as of a picture skirt form the edge of verge border on; come close to shore serve as a shore to type of: bear , carry , contain , hold contain or hold; have within verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering synonyms: enfold , envelop , enwrap , wrap see more see less types: show 8 types... hide 8 types... benight envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness tube place or enclose in a tube capsulate , capsule , capsulise , capsulize enclose in a capsule engulf flow over or cover completely sheathe enclose with a sheath cocoon wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection bathe suffuse with or as if with light cover , enshroud , hide , shroud cover as if with a shroud type of: cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered verb introduce synonyms: inclose , insert , introduce , put in , stick in see more see less types: show 14 types... hide 14 types... plug insert as a plug plug insert a plug into inoculate introduce a microorganism into inset set or place in glass put in a glass container catheterise , catheterize insert a catheter into (a body part) cup put into a cup interlard , intersperse introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions feed , feed in introduce continuously slip insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly foist insert surreptitiously or without warrant inject , shoot force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing seed inoculate with microorganisms interleave intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations type of: lay , place , pose , position , put , set put into a certain place or abstract location Pronunciation US /ɛnˈkloʊz/ UK /ɛnˈklʌʊz/ Cite this entry Style: MLA MLA APA Chicago Copy citation DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘enclose' . Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback Word Family Vocabulary lists containing enclose Case Closed: Clud, Clus Open your mind and practice this list of words derived from the Latin roots clud and clus , meaning "shut, enclose, or confine." "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act V This list covers some of the basic words in Shakespeare's play about the assassination of the titular Roman ruler. You can find our lists covering more difficult words here . Here are links to our lists for the play: Act I , Act II , Act III , Act IV , and Act V Here are links to our lists for other plays by William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet , The Tempest , Hamlet , King Lear , Much Ado About Nothing , Twelfth Night , Measure for Measure , Othello , A Midsummer Night's Dream Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne Board the Nautilus and travel under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo as you learn these words from the science fiction novel by Jules Verne. Read the full text, translated from the original French by F.P. Walter, here . MORE VOCABULARY LISTS 2 million people are mastering new words. Master a word Sign up now (it’s free!) Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. Get started