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- Dictionaryen·fold/inˈfōld/
verb
- 1. surround; envelop: "he shut off the engine and silence enfolded them" Similar
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The meaning of ENFOLD is to cover with or as if with folds : envelop. How to use enfold in a sentence.
ENFOLD definition: 1. to closely hold or completely cover someone or something: 2. to closely hold or completely…. Learn more.
Enfold definition: to wrap up; envelop. See examples of ENFOLD used in a sentence.
ENFOLD meaning: 1. to closely hold or completely cover someone or something: 2. to closely hold or completely…. Learn more.
To enfold is to wrap, envelop, or surround. You might enfold a baby in a blanket, or enfold a puppy in your arms. When you enfold something, you either wrap it in a cloth or covering, or you mimic this action literally — with your arms — or figuratively.
1. to wrap up; envelop. 2. to surround with or as if with folds. 3. to hug or clasp; embrace. 4. to form into a fold or folds. [1585–95]
If you enfold someone or something, you hold them close in a very gentle, loving way.
Definition of enfold verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you enfold someone or something, you hold them close in a very gentle, loving way.
enfold. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English en‧fold /ɪnˈfəʊld $ -ˈfoʊld/ verb [ transitive] formal to cover or surround someone or something completely The wizard screamed as the darkness enfolded him.
