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Showing words for ENVELOPING using the English dictionary
10 Letter Words for Enveloping
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Definitions for Enveloping
[1] to wrap up in or as in a covering: The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely.
[2] to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath.
[3] to surround entirely.
[4] Military . to attack (an enemy's flank).
[5] envelope.
[6] to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering
[7] to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding a plan enveloped in mystery
[8] to surround or partially surround (an enemy force)
Words related to Enveloping
envelopencircle, drape, enfold, swathe, blanket, surround, shroud, enclose, engulf, wrap, obscure, encompass, swaddle, shield, fence, gird, embrace, guard, overlay, veil
Words nearby Enveloping
envelopenunciate, enunciation, enure, enuresis, env., envelop, envelope, envelope chemise, envelopment, envenom, envenomation
Origin of Enveloping
1350–1400; Middle English envolupen < Old French envoluper, equivalent to en- en-1 + voloper to envelop, of obscure origin; compare Old Provençal (en)volopar, Italian inviluppare to envelop, Italian viluppo tuft, bundle, confusion, referred to Medieval Latin faluppa chaff, wisp of straw, perhaps influenced by the descendants of Latin volvere to roll
Words that may be confused with Enveloping
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, envelopenvelop, envelope
Other words from Enveloping
en·vel·op·er , noun
pre·en·vel·op , verb (used with object)
un·en·vel·oped , adjective
Word origin for Enveloping
C14: from Old French envoluper, from en- 1 + voluper, voloper, of obscure origin
Synonyms for Enveloping
blanket, drape, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, obscure, shroud, surround, swaddle, swathe, wrap, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, corral, cover, embrace, enshroud, enwrap, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, overlay, overspread, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, superimpose, veil, coop, shut in, wrap up