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enclose

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ənˈkloʊz/
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/ənˈkloʊz/ · /ɪnˈkləʊz/(UK) · /ɪnˈkloʊz/(US)

Definition of enclose

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
    “to enclose lands”
    “The creative commons of the internet has been gradually and inexorably enclosed, much as agricultural land was by parliamentary acts from 1600 onwards in England.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
    “to enclose lands”
    “The creative commons of the internet has been gradually and inexorably enclosed, much as agricultural land was by parliamentary acts from 1600 onwards in England.”
  2. (transitive)To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
    “Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.”

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Etymology

From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.

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