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enclose en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈkloʊz/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪnˈkləʊz/ (UK)
• /ənˈkloʊz/ (Canada)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
   • The creative commons of the internet has been gradually and inexorably enclosed, much as agricultural land was by parliamentary acts from 1600 onwards in England. 2024 May 4, John Naughton, “The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding”, in The Guardian:
   • to enclose lands
   • When members of this clan come upon the tracks of a tiger, they must, as a mark of homage, enclose them with three little sticks. 1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 35:
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

Deriveds

disenclose

Relateds

encloser · enclosable · encircle

Synonyms

incastellate (to surround with a wall &c.) · fortify (to surround with a wall &c.) · encastellate (to surround with a wall &c.)

Translations (82)

sv tillfoga (insert) · ru вложи́ть (insert) · nl bijvoegen (insert) · sv innesluta (surround, fence in) · gl cercar (surround, fence in) · eo almeti (insert) · da tilføje (insert) · vi bao vây (surround, fence in) · sv omringa (surround, fence in) · ru приложи́ть (insert) · fi aidata (surround, fence in) · mi kōpaki (insert) · hu csatol (insert) · no tilføye (insert) · fi purkittaa (insert) · gl choer (surround, fence in) · ga crioslaigh (surround, fence in) · fi paketoida (insert) · he צרף (insert) · sv inhägna (surround, fence in) · sv innesluta (insert) · hu elkerít (surround, fence in) · fi kääriä (insert) · mi tāepa (surround, fence in) · sl ograditi (surround, fence in) · mi meri (surround, fence in) · uk укладати (insert) · uk обмежувати (surround, fence in) · bg заграждам (surround, fence in) · la arceō (surround, fence in) · de beifügen (insert) · uk оточувати (surround, fence in) · de einschliessen (insert) · sl vložiti (insert) · la saepiō (surround, fence in) · nl omheinen (surround, fence in) · fi sisällyttää (insert) · cs uzavřít (surround, fence in) · fi laittaa mukaan (insert) · ang tȳnan (surround, fence in) · mi taiepa (surround, fence in) · cy amgáu (insert) · kw keas (surround, fence in) · cmn 包围 (surround, fence in) · mhr аваш (surround, fence in) · hu bekerít (surround, fence in) · nl insluiten (insert) · txb wāl- (surround, fence in) · kw parkya (surround, fence in) · th ปิด (surround, fence in) · sq thur (surround, fence in) · sl zagraditi (surround, fence in) · uk вкладати (insert) · ru вкла́дывать (insert) · ru загражда́ть (surround, fence in) · cmn 围绕 (surround, fence in) · sv bifoga (insert) · gd cuairtich (surround, fence in) · ga cuir faoi iamh (insert) · pt colocar (insert) · ru загради́ть (surround, fence in) · nb omslutte (surround, fence in) · it cintare (surround, fence in) · pt cercar (surround, fence in) · da vedlægge (insert) · ru огражда́ть (surround, fence in) · no vedlegge (insert) · la circumdō (surround, fence in) · ru прилага́ть (insert) · mi ponitaka (surround, fence in) · grc περιέχω (surround, fence in) · nb innfatte (surround, fence in) · cy amgáu (surround, fence in) · ga fálaigh (surround, fence in) · ru огради́ть (surround, fence in) · km វាំង (surround, fence in) · bg обграждам (surround, fence in) · bg прилагам (insert) · et ümbritsema (surround, fence in) · sl priložiti (insert) · fi ympäröidä (surround, fence in) · ga timpeallaigh (surround, fence in)