enwrap

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

From Middle English enwrappen, inwrappen (“to wrap in”), equivalent to en- + wrap. Compare also Middle English inwlappen (See lap, “to enwrap”). More at en-, wrap. Cognate via Old French with envelop, envelope. Doublet of envelop.

In classic literature

Synonyms

envelop, enfold, wrap, enclose

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