enfold

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

Etymology

Alteration of earlier infold, from Middle English infolden, equivalent to en- + fold.

In classic literature

Synonyms

envelop, enwrap, wrap, enclose

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