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to enrobe

to enrobe

1 7.4
To cover something completely with cloth or a thin layer like chocolate
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈroʊb/
  • Specialized
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  • Customers go wild over chocolate-enrobed macarons, so much so that the bakery only offers them at holiday time, or William would spend the best part of each day making them.

Examples

  • She commiserates with me about my left shoe, enrobed in wet mud.

    Blog text (25)
  • The chef decided to enrobe the strawberries in rich dark chocolate for the dessert.

  • Enrobe the roaring waters with my silks.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Behind the cantor walked the rabbi, also enrobed.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • And I have to have the seven-tiered white chocolate-curl torte... ...enrobed in marzipan with edible pearls and flourishes.

  • They plan to enrobe the truffles in a layer of white chocolate before serving.

  • For the final presentation, the dish was enrobed with a glossy sauce that enhanced its flavor.

Synonyms

to cover
vsto enrobe
1.0

To put something over another thing to protect or hide it

focuses specifically on layered applications, often in production
to coat
vsto enrobe
105 2.8

To cover something with a thin layer of a substance

is similar but used often in cooking or manufacturing
to envelop
vsto enrobe
41 4.5

To surround something completely, like fog or darkness

focuses on adding a material layer during production or cooking
to shroud
vsto enrobe
38 6.0

To cover something completely, often with a cloth

is a straightforward coating action, not chiefly about concealment
to blanket
vsto enrobe
28 4.2

To cover something completely, for example with fog or snow

refers to a thin applied layer rather than bulky covering
to smother
vsto enrobe
20 4.2

To cover completely with something so it is hard to see or reach

aims to coat evenly rather than block access or suffocate
to clothe
vsto enrobe
19 3.2

To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes

describes adding a material layer rather than actual clothing
to encrust
vsto enrobe
12 6.7

To cover something thickly with small shiny objects like jewels

means simple uniform coating without decoration
to overlay
vsto enrobe
11 4.2

To cover something with a layer of material

is used for coating items, not just surface decoration
to enfold
vsto enrobe
6 5.6

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

places a material layer over rather than folding cover
to swath
vsto enrobe
  • US
5 8.2

To wrap something completely in cloth or bandages

describes a uniform material layer rather than binding wraps
to robe
vsto enrobe
  • Formal
4 5.0

To dress someone in a long loose garment for a ceremony

is used as a technical or cooking process to apply a layer
to enshroud
vsto enrobe
  • Literature
1 8.2

To cover something completely so you cannot see or understand it

keeps visibility and material layering as central idea
to mantle
vsto enrobe
1 7.2

To cover something completely, like fog or snow

is a practical coating for items, not a figurative cloak
to enwrap
vsto enrobe
1 8.0

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

is about coating or coating-like layers, not wrapping
to overcoat
vsto enrobe
6.4

To cover something with an extra layer, often paint or varnish

implies practical coating for food or products rather than excess
to overwrap
vsto enrobe
4.4

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

is more about applying a coating substance than wrapping

Antonyms

146 2.8

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

42 2.7

Remove all covering or contents from an object so it is left bare

How Coated

to encase
34 4.9
to enrobe
  • Specialized
1 7.4
to wrap
729 1.0
to coat
105 2.8
to brush on
1 3.8

Surface Forms

enrobe infinitive
enrobed past
enrobed past participle
enrobing present participle
enrobes third person singular

Morphology

enrobe = robe (transparent) = en + robe

The productive prefix 'en-' meaning 'to put into or cover with' combines with 'robe' in a straightforward way, so learners can infer 'to cover with a robe' or more generally 'to cover'.

Etymology

Enrobe comes from the parts en- 'in' and robe 'garment'. So it originally meant 'to put into a robe', and today it means to wrap or cover something completely, like coating a truffle in chocolate.