enclose

English

Alternative forms

• inclose (was as common as or more common than enclose until the early 1800s, is now uncommon)

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include). Equivalent to en- +‎ close.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ənˈkloʊz/

• Audio (CA synth):

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• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkləʊz/
• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkloʊz/
• Rhymes: -əʊz

Verb

1. (transitive) to surround with a wall, fence, etc.

   to enclose lands

2. (transitive) to insert into a container, usually an envelope or package

   Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.

Usage notes

• Until about 1820, it was common to spell this word, and the derived terms encloser and enclosure, with in- (i.e. as inclose, incloser, inclosure). Since 1820, the forms with en- have predominated.

Synonyms

• (to surround with a wall &c.): incastellate, encastellate (used for cisterns, fountains, &c.); see also fortify

Translations

surround, fence in

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: заграждам (bg) (zagraždam), обграждам (bg) (obgraždam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 围绕 (zh), 包围 (zh) (bāowéi)

• Czech: uzavřít (cs)
• Dutch: omheinen (nl)
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Estonian: ümbritsema (et)
• Finnish: ympäröidä (fi)
• Galician: choer (gl), cercar
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Greek:

  Ancient: περιέχω (periékhō)

• Hungarian: elkerít (hu), bekerít (hu)
• Irish: crioslaigh, fálaigh, timpeallaigh
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: cintare (it)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: saepiō, arceō, circumdō
• Maori: taiepa, meri
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Old English: tȳnan
• Portuguese: cercar (pt)
• Russian: огражда́ть (ru) impf (ograždátʹ), огради́ть (ru) pf (ogradítʹ), загражда́ть (ru) impf (zagraždátʹ), загради́ть (ru) pf (zagradítʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: cuairtich
• Slovene: zagraditi, ograditi
• Swedish: innesluta (sv), omringa (sv)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Ukrainian: оточувати (otočuvaty), обмежувати (obmežuvaty)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

insert

• Bulgarian: прилагам (bg) (prilagam)
• Danish: vedlægge, tilføje
• Dutch: bijvoegen (nl), insluiten (nl)
• Esperanto: almeti (eo)
• Finnish: paketoida (fi), kääriä (fi), purkittaa (fi)
• German: beifügen (de), einschliessen (de)
• Hebrew: צרף (he)
• Hungarian: csatol (hu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: cuir faoi iamh
• Maori: kōpaki
• Norwegian: vedlegge, tilføye
• Portuguese: colocar (pt)
• Russian: прилага́ть (ru) impf (prilagátʹ), приложи́ть (ru) pf (priložítʹ), вкла́дывать (ru) impf (vkládyvatʹ), вложи́ть (ru) pf (vložítʹ)
• Slovene: priložiti, vložiti
• Swedish: bifoga (sv), innesluta (sv), tillfoga
• Ukrainian: вкладати (vkladaty), укладати (ukladaty)

See also

• encircle
• encloser
• enclosable

Anagrams

• coleens