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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

enfold
    v 1: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering;
         "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold,
         enwrap, wrap, enclose]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Infold \In*fold"\ ([i^]n*f[=o]ld"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Infolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Infolding.] [Pref. in- in +
   fold.] [Written also enfold.]
   1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to
      inclose; to involve.
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            Gilded tombs do worms infold.         --Shak.
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            Infold his limbs in bands.            --Blackmore.
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   2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.
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            Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee,
            And hold thee to my heart.            --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Enfold \En*fold"\, v. t.
   To infold. See Infold.
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Thesaurus Results for enfold:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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