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enfold

[ en-fohld ]

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verb (used with object)

to wrap up; envelop:
to enfold someone in a cloak.
to surround as if with folds:
He wished to enfold her in the warmth of his love. �� happened is enfolded in mystery.
to hug or clasp; embrace:
She enfolded him in her arms.
to form into a fold or folds:
The material of the skirt had been enfolded to form a loose, graceful drape.

enfold

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verb

to cover by enclosing
to embrace
to form with or as with folds

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Derived Forms

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��ˈ�ڴǱ��峾��Գ�, noun

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Other Word Forms

��·�ڴǱ��İ� noun
��·�ڴǱ��m��Գ� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of enfold¹

First recorded in 1585–95; en- ¹ + fold ¹

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But the bigger challenge is that Green is enfolding stories within stories that have an associative yet indirect connection.

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Cynthia puts her hands out to clasp mine and then enfolds me in her arms.

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But there are no chips or computerized warning systems sophisticated enough to predict Taiwan’s biggest threat: a deepening political and economic rivalry between the United States and China that threatens to enfold the entire world.

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Aware of their power to enfold people’s attention and affect their view of the present, Trump has used spectacles and hate-spewing humor to keep people engaged in his shenanigans.

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But he enfolds antisemitism, or at least has no objection to it, when it serves his needs.

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enflurane enforce

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