What does enfold mean?
Definitions for enfold
ɛnˈfoʊlden·fold
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word enfold.
Princeton's WordNet
envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, encloseverb
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
"Fog enveloped the house"
Wiktionary
enfoldverb
To fold something around; to envelop
enfoldverb
To embrace
ChatGPT
enfold
To enfold is to wrap or envelop something or someone completely, often implying a sense of security, warmth, or care. It can also mean to incorporate or include something within a larger group, category, or system.
Webster Dictionary
Enfoldverb
to infold. See Infold
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Enfold
en-fōld′, Infold, in-, v.t. to wrap up.—n. Enfold′ment, act of enfolding: that which enfolds.
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Anagrams for enfold »
fondle
folden
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of enfold in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of enfold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of enfold in a Sentence
See, the night doth enfold us! See, all the world lies sleeping!”
He wrapped himself in quotations- as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.
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