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envelop

to wrap around; enfold; hide; enclose: Envelop the area with high walls.
Not to be confused with:
envelope – a flat paper cover or wrapper: Put the letter into an envelope.
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en·vel·op

 (ĕn-vĕl′əp)
tr.v. en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing, en·vel·ops
1. To wrap, enclose, or cover: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" (Curtis Wilkie).
2. To surround: The troops enveloped the town.

[Middle English envolupen, to be involved in, from Old French envoluper, envoloper : en-, in; see en-1 + voloper, to wrap up; perhaps akin to Medieval Latin faluppa, chaff, straw (influenced by Latin volvere, to roll).]

en·vel′op·er n.
en·vel′op·ment n.
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envelop

(ɪnˈvɛləp)
vb (tr) , -lops, -loping or -loped
1. to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering
2. to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding: a plan enveloped in mystery.
3. (Military) to surround or partially surround (an enemy force)
[C14: from Old French envoluper, from en-1 + voluper, voloper, of obscure origin]
enˈvelopment n
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en•vel•op

(ɛnˈvɛl əp)

v.t.
1. to wrap up in or as if in a covering.
2. to serve as a wrapping or covering for.
3. to surround entirely.
4. to attack (an enemy's flank).
[1350–1400; < Old French envoluper=en- en-1 + voloper to envelop]
en•vel′op•er, n.
en•vel′op•ment, n.
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envelop


Past participle: enveloped
Gerund: enveloping

Imperative
envelop
envelop
Present
I envelop
you envelop
he/she/it envelops
we envelop
you envelop
they envelop
Preterite
I enveloped
you enveloped
he/she/it enveloped
we enveloped
you enveloped
they enveloped
Present Continuous
I am enveloping
you are enveloping
he/she/it is enveloping
we are enveloping
you are enveloping
they are enveloping
Present Perfect
I have enveloped
you have enveloped
he/she/it has enveloped
we have enveloped
you have enveloped
they have enveloped
Past Continuous
I was enveloping
you were enveloping
he/she/it was enveloping
we were enveloping
you were enveloping
they were enveloping
Past Perfect
I had enveloped
you had enveloped
he/she/it had enveloped
we had enveloped
you had enveloped
they had enveloped
Future
I will envelop
you will envelop
he/she/it will envelop
we will envelop
you will envelop
they will envelop
Future Perfect
I will have enveloped
you will have enveloped
he/she/it will have enveloped
we will have enveloped
you will have enveloped
they will have enveloped
Future Continuous
I will be enveloping
you will be enveloping
he/she/it will be enveloping
we will be enveloping
you will be enveloping
they will be enveloping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been enveloping
you have been enveloping
he/she/it has been enveloping
we have been enveloping
you have been enveloping
they have been enveloping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been enveloping
you will have been enveloping
he/she/it will have been enveloping
we will have been enveloping
you will have been enveloping
they will have been enveloping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been enveloping
you had been enveloping
he/she/it had been enveloping
we had been enveloping
you had been enveloping
they had been enveloping
Conditional
I would envelop
you would envelop
he/she/it would envelop
we would envelop
you would envelop
they would envelop
Past Conditional
I would have enveloped
you would have enveloped
he/she/it would have enveloped
we would have enveloped
you would have enveloped
they would have enveloped
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.envelop - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
benight - envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area"
tube - place or enclose in a tube
capsulate, capsule, capsulise, capsulize - enclose in a capsule
engulf - flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
sheathe - enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"
cocoon - wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
bathe - suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight"
enshroud, shroud, hide, cover - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
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envelop

verb enclose, cover, hide, surround, wrap around, embrace, blanket, conceal, obscure, veil, encompass, engulf, cloak, shroud, swathe, encircle, encase, swaddle, sheathe, enfold, enwrap the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the area
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envelop

verb
1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:
2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure:
3. To surround and advance upon:
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Translations
يُغَطّي، يَلُف
indhylleomslutte
sveipa, umvefja
apgobtiapvynioti
apņemtietīt
zahaliť

envelop

[ɪnˈveləp] VT (lit, fig) → envolver (in en)
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envelop

[ɪnˈvɛləp] vtenvelopper
to be enveloped in sth → être enveloppé(e) dans qch
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envelop

vteinhüllen; flames enveloped the housedas Haus war von Flammen eingehüllt; he was enveloped in a black cloaker war in einen schwarzen Umhang gehüllt
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envelop

[ɪnˈvɛləp] vt to envelop (in)avvolgere (in), avviluppare (in)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

envelop

(inˈveləp) verbpast tense, past participle enˈveloped
to cover by wrapping; to surround completely. She enveloped herself in a long cloak.

envelop, without an -e, is a verb.
envelope, with an -e is a noun.
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References in classic literature ?
Now she caught the low undertone, as of the wind sinking down to repose itself; then ascended with it, as it rose through progressive gradations of sweetness and power, until its volume seemed to envelop her with an atmosphere of awe and solemn grandeur.
This precious commodity they brought to the house, enveloped in multitudinous folds of leaves; and as a special mark of the esteem in which they held me, would spread an immense leaf on the ground, and dropping one by one a few minute particles of the salt upon it, invite me to taste them.
Now, one evening when D'Artagnan, who was in the trenches, was not able to accompany them, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, mounted on their battle steeds, enveloped in their war cloaks, with their hands upon their pistol butts, were returning from a drinking place called the Red Dovecot, which Athos had discovered two days before upon the route to Jarrie, following the road which led to the camp and quite on their guard, as we have stated, for fear of an ambuscade, when, about a quarter of a league from the village of Boisnau, they fancied they heard the sound of horses approaching them.
Immediately after quitting it, we were enveloped in clouds of snow.
"In one moment I've seen what has hitherto been Enveloped in absolute mystery, And without extra charge I will give you at large A Lesson in Natural History."
She seeks to place herself above the sympathies of our common nature, which envelops all human souls.
Before he could break out of the numbness that enveloped him like a sheet of lead, he heard far below, as if in the entrails of the earth, a door close heavily.
Not once did she look back upon the ruin that brooded like a huge monster--a black spot in the darkness that enveloped it.
The shadows there enveloped all objects in a sort of mist.
After she had tasted a few dewdrops, freshly gathered for her, she danced gracefully to the music while the others finished their repast; and when she whirled until her fleecy draperies of rainbow hues enveloped her like a cloud, the Tin Woodman was so delighted that he clapped his tin hands until the noise of them drowned the sound of the cymbals.
But now that he was enveloped in the old calico robes which had grown yellow in the same service, he was badged and ticketed, and fell into his place at once--a parish child--the orphan of a workhouse--the humble, half-starved drudge--to be cuffed and buffeted through the world--despised by all, and pitied by none.
Exactly at a quarter to twelve he appeared under the lofty portal of the Hotel de Louvre, with his fresh face, his ill- fitting grey suit, and enveloped in his own sympathetic atmosphere.