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envelop

[ verb en-vel-uhp; noun en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn- ]

verb (used with object)

enveloped, enveloping.
  1. to wrap up in or as in a covering:

    The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath.
  3. to surround entirely.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. Military. to attack (an enemy's flank).


noun

envelop

/ ɪ²Ôˈ±¹É›±ôÉ™±è /

verb

  1. to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering
  2. to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding

    a plan enveloped in mystery

  3. to surround or partially surround (an enemy force)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±ð²Ôˈ±¹±ð±ô´Ç±è³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð²Ô·±¹±ð±ôo±è·±ð°ù noun
  • ±è°ù±ðe²Ô·±¹±ð±ôo±è verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ôe²Ô·±¹±ð±ôo±è±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of envelop1

1350–1400; Middle English envolupen < Old French envoluper, equivalent to en- en- 1 + voloper to envelop, of obscure origin; compare Old Provençal ( en ) volopar, Italian inviluppare to envelop, Italian viluppo tuft, bundle, confusion, referred to Medieval Latin faluppa chaff, wisp of straw, perhaps influenced by the descendants of Latin volvere to roll
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of envelop1

C14: from Old French envoluper, from en- 1+ voluper, voloper, of obscure origin
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Video and photos posted on social media showed flames enveloping a car in the lot and smoke rising over the structure.

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Confusion and turmoil have also enveloped U.S. government-supported research around HIV.

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“Grand Tour†is an enveloping drama that’s far more than the sum of its parts — except the parts are pretty wonderful on their own, too.

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That finale closing song selection, “The Windmills of Your Mind,†is spot-on and portentous; its lyrics speak of the dreamy confusion enveloping these two.

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It is what we use when we walk around on autopilot, enveloped in our cultural worldview.

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