enfold

enfold Definition

en·fold (en fōld′, in-)

transitive verb

enfold Related Forms

en·fold′·ment noun

enfold Synonyms

envelop, wrap up, encase, enclose; see surround 1, 2, wrap 1, 2.

enfold Usage Examples

Object

people: In the New Age, Archangel Uriel is enfolding people so that they can open up to find enlightenment.
world: Ikos 8 Thou dost enfold the whole world in the arms of Thy love, O Ever-Virgin Mary.
spot: And here were forests as ancient as the hills, enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
performance: The opening and closing identical 'blue ' tableaux enfolded a sublime performance by the Kirov's Corps de ballet.

Modifying Another Word

now: She is now enfolding and kissing Him that was the object of her desires.
still: I have left the highway, cities and their populations far behind me still enfolded in night.

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