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Envelop

To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship.

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Bathe 76% connected

To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.

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Benight 76% connected

To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure.

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Capsulate 76% connected

Alt. of Capsulated

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Capsule 76% connected

a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily,…

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Cocoon 76% connected

An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval sta…

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Engulf 76% connected

To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.

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Enshroud 76% connected

To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to shroud.

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Hide 76% connected

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

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Sheathe 76% connected

To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shroud 76% connected

That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.

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Tube 76% connected

A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe.

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Enclosure 74% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Enclosure 74% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Synonym 4

Enclose 92% connected

To inclose. See Inclose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Enfold 92% connected

To infold. See Infold.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Enwrap 92% connected

To envelop. See Inwrap.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wrap 92% connected

To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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