to envelop

Examples

• All

• We are completely enveloped in a cloud.

• And as a beautiful dusk sky enveloped New York, the year came to a close.

  Café Society (2016)

• The stone will envelop it.

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

• And it just kind of envelops the space around us.

  Lex Fridman

• The noise of that crowd enveloped the White House and its grounds.

  Fiction book (1990)

• You know, this great silence enveloped Germany.

• You feel warmth rising from the ground, enveloping you.

  The Last Earth Girl (2020)

• The warmth was soothing, and he let it envelop him like a blanket.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Arriving home, he is enveloped by the touching poverty of his childhood.

  Academic text (1999)

• The thick terry-cloth robe that enveloped her from neck to toe was on the hook there.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

C

to cover

vsto envelop

∞ 1.0

To put something over another thing to protect or hide it

is stronger, implying complete surrounding rather than just a top layer

S

to surround

vsto envelop

∞ 1.7

To be all around a person or thing on every side

is focused on enclosing often with a covering rather than movement

W

to wrap

vsto envelop

729 1.0

To cover something by putting material around it

is general surrounding that may not involve winding material around something

E

to enclose

vsto envelop

84 3.7

Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence

is broader and does not require a built barrier for surrounding

W

to wrap around

vsto envelop

78 3.4

Cover something by winding a cloth around it

is general enclosing without implying a wrapped or folded covering

E

to engulf

vsto envelop

40 5.1

To cover something completely and suddenly, often by fire or water

is not necessarily sudden or forceful but simply encloses fully

S

to shroud

vsto envelop

38 6.0

To cover something completely, often with a cloth

is more general covering rather than focused on hiding or wrapping with cloth

E

to encase

vsto envelop

34 4.9

To cover something completely so nothing can get in or out

is a general surrounding rather than creating an airtight seal

E

to encircle

vsto envelop

33 3.4

To form a circle around a person or thing

is broader, not restricted to forming a circular boundary

B

to blanket

vsto envelop

28 4.2

To cover something completely, for example with fog or snow

is broader and does not necessarily mean even, flat covering

W

to wrap up

vsto envelop

22 3.6

Cover something completely with paper, cloth or another material to protect it

is broader and does not require using cloth or paper to cover

E

to enfold

vsto envelop

6 5.6

To cover something completely, as if by a blanket or mist

is more general and does not stress a close wrapping action

I

to immerse

vsto envelop

2 4.9

Surround something completely so it becomes hard to see

is general surrounding rather than implying submersion or swallowing

C

to cocoon

vsto envelop

2 4.6

To wrap someone or something in soft material to keep it warm and safe

is general surrounding that does not always imply protective soft wrapping

E

to enshroud

vsto envelop

• Literature

1 8.2

To cover something completely so you cannot see or understand it

is simply surrounding rather than specifically hiding or making obscure

M

to mantle

vsto envelop

1 7.2

To cover something completely, like fog or snow

is general surrounding without the cloak or layered imagery

O

to overspread

vsto envelop

1 7.1

Move across a surface and cover it, like mist or color

is about full surrounding rather than mainly spreading over a surface

E

to enwrap

vsto envelop

1 8.0

To cover something completely, often by surrounding it with cloth or paper

is general surrounding rather than specifically done by winding material

E

to environ

vsto envelop

1 8.8

To surround something on all sides

is the same basic idea but not limited to forming a visible boundary

E

to enrobe

vsto envelop

• Specialized

1 7.4

To cover something completely with cloth or a thin layer like chocolate

is general surrounding rather than a thin coated layer for specific use

E

to englobe

vsto envelop

8.4

Completely surround something, often in a round shape like a ball

is general surrounding without implying a rounded or spherical shape

E

to enwomb

vsto envelop

• Archaic

9.9

Enclose something completely to protect or bury it

is broader surrounding rather than implying burial or nurturing protection

O

to overwrap

vsto envelop

4.4

To cover something with an extra layer to protect it or make it look nicer

is general surrounding rather than specifically adding an extra outer layer

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

E

to expose

146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

How Enclosing

to encase

34 4.9

to envelop

41 4.5

to wrap

729 1.0

to cover

∞ 1.0

coat

92 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology