'Enclose' definitions:
Definition of 'enclose'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Enclose'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'enclose'
From: GCIDE
- Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inclosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclosing.] [See Enclose, and cf. Include.] [Written also enclose.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. [1913 Webster]
- How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. [1913 Webster]
- The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- They went to coach and their horse inclose. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'enclose'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admit,
- assimilate,
- beleaguer,
- beset,
- besiege,
- blockade,
- bottle up,
- bound,
- box in,
- box up,
- cage,
- chamber,
- check,
- circle,
- circle in,
- circumscribe,
- cloister,
- close,
- close in,
- compass,
- compass about,
- complete,
- comprehend,
- comprise,
- confine,
- constrain,
- contain,
- coop,
- coop in,
- coop up,
- cordon,
- cordon off,
- cork up,
- corral,
- count in,
- cover,
- crib,
- define,
- delimit,
- delimitate,
- demarcate,
- detain,
- determine,
- divide,
- embay,
- embed,
- embody,
- embosom,
- embrace,
- encage,
- encircle,
- enclasp,
- encompass,
- enfold,
- enshrine,
- enshroud,
- envelop,
- environ,
- envisage,
- enwrap,
- fence,
- fence in,
- fence off,
- fill,
- fill in,
- fill out,
- fix,
- go around,
- go round,
- hedge,
- hedge in,
- hem,
- hem in,
- hold,
- hold in custody,
- hold in restraint,
- house in,
- immure,
- impound,
- imprison,
- incarcerate,
- include,
- incorporate,
- inhibit,
- insert,
- internalize,
- invest,
- involve,
- jail,
- keep in,
- keep in custody,
- keep in detention,
- keep within,
- kennel,
- lap,
- lay off,
- leaguer,
- limit,
- mark boundaries,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- mark the periphery,
- mew,
- mew up,
- number among,
- occupy,
- pen,
- pen in,
- pen up,
- pocket,
- pound,
- put in,
- quarantine,
- rail in,
- receive,
- reckon among,
- reckon in,
- reckon with,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- rope off,
- seal up,
- separate,
- set the limit,
- shackle,
- shrine,
- shroud,
- shut in,
- shut up,
- specify,
- stable,
- stake out,
- surround,
- take in,
- take into account,
- take into consideration,
- take up,
- veil,
- wall,
- wall in,
- wrap,
- yard,
- yard up