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enveloping Definition


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envelop
verb enveloped, enveloping
    1. To cover or wrap something or someone completely.
      Thesaurus: wrap up, wrap around, surround, engulf, enclose, encircle, encase, embrace.
    2. To obscure or conceal.
      Example: an event enveloped in mystery
      Thesaurus: obscure, hide, conceal, cover, veil, cloak, shroud.
Derivative: envelopment
noun
    Etymology: 14c: from French envoloper, from voloper to wrap.



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