enclose

Meanings

• Verb

  To surround or confine something on all sides.

  - "He enclosed the garden with a high wall."
  - "The army encircled the enemy's camp."

• Verb

  To include or contain something within something else.

  - "The report includes an analysis of the company's financial statements."
  - "The box contains a surprise gift."

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Synonyms

encastellate , fortify , incastellate

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Rhymes

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close , prose , doze , joes , choes , toes

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Variants

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enclose , enclosed , encloses , enclosing , inclose , inclosed , incloses , inclosing , enclosure , inclosure , inclosures

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Etymology

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From Old French 'enclozer', from 'en' meaning 'in' or 'on' and 'clozer' meaning 'to shut' or 'to enclose'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'enclosure' is also used in agriculture to refer to the practice of surrounding and fencing off a piece of land for farming.

2. In mathematics, the term 'enclose' is used to describe a region that is bounded by a curve.

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Related Concepts

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1. Container: A receptacle designed to hold or store something.

2. Containment: The act or process of holding or keeping something within limits.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'enclose' has been used to describe the act of surrounding or containing something, often with a sense of protection or confinement. For example, in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', Macbeth says, 'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which, like the hound, encloses the prey and won't let it go till it has had his particular tooth in it.'

How to Memorize "enclose"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a box with a lid that you are closing to enclose an object inside.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'include' and remember that 'enclose' means to include or contain within something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'enclosed within' to help remember the meaning of 'enclose'.

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