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1. (v.t.) envelop
to wrap up in or as if in a covering.
2. envelop
to serve as a wrapping or covering for.
3. envelop
to surround entirely.
4. envelop
to attack (an enemy's flank).
Etymology: (1350–1400; < OF envoluper=en-en -1+voloper to envelop )
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
"Fog enveloped the house"
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1. (noun) Envelop
that which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of a document, as of a letter
2. (noun) Envelop
the nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; -- called also coma
3. (noun) Envelop
a work of earth, in the form of a single parapet or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it
4. (noun) Envelop
a curve or surface which is tangent to each member of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position of the members of the system being allowed to vary according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the envelope of its tangents
5. (noun) Envelop
a set of limits for the performance capabilities of some type of machine, originally used to refer to aircraft. Now also used metaphorically to refer to capabilities of any system in general, including human organizations, esp. in the phrase push the envelope. It is used to refer to the maximum performance available at the current state of the technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines in general, not a specific machine
6. (verb) Envelop
to put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship
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Sense: to cover by wrapping; to surround completely
She enveloped herself in a long cloak.
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 Afrikaans: omhul |
 Arabic: يُغَطّي، يَلُف |
 Bulgarian: опаковам |
 Brazilian: envolver(-se) |
 Czech: zahalit (se) |
 German: einhüllen |
 Danish: indhylle; omslutte |
 Greek: τυλίγω |
 Spanish: envolver |
 Estonian: (sisse) mähkima |
 Farsi: پوشاندن؛ پنهان کردن |
 Finnish: kääriä |
 French: envelopper |
 Hebrew: לַעֲטוֹף |
 Hindi: लपेटना |
 Croatian: umotati, okružiti |
 Hungarian: beburkol |
 Indonesian: membungkus |
 Icelandic: sveipa, umvefja |
 Italian: avvolgere |
 Japanese: 包む |
 Korean: 감싸다 |
 Lithuanian: apgobti, apvynioti |
 Latvian: ietīt; apņemt |
 Malay: membaluti |
 Dutch: omhullen |
 Norwegian: svøpe/pakke/hylle inn |
 Polish: owinąć |
 Persian: پوشاندن؛ پنهان کردن |
 Pashto: پوښلو نغاړل، پېچل، تاوول |
 Portuguese: envolver(-se) |
 Romanian: a (se)înveli |
 Russian: завёртывать |
 Slovak: zahaliť (sa) |
 Slovenian: zaviti |
 Serbian: zamotati |
 Swedish: svepa in |
 Thai: หุ้มห่อ |
 Turkish: sarmak,örtmek |
 Taiwanese: 包，裹，封 |
 Ukrainian: обгортати; обкутувати |
 Urdu: پوری طرح سے لپیٹ دینا |
 Vietnamese: bao bọc |
 Chinese: 包，裹，封 |
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