enclose synonyms

enclose

v.

  1. To shut in all around

    confine, contain, surround, hem in, encircle, encompass, envelop, close in, shut in, circumscribe, corral, impound, blockade, picket, block off, fence in, fence off, set apart, lock up, imprison, immure, intern, jail, shut up, lock in, cage, drive in, keep in, build in, box in, rail in, wall in, box off, box up, bottle up, freeze over; see also surround 1, 2.

    Antonyms free, liberate, open.

  2. To put in an envelope, wrapper, etc.

    insert, include, wrap up, implant; see embed 1, include 2.

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