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- Dictionaryenvelop/ɪnˈvɛləp/
verb
- 1. wrap up, cover, or surround completely: "a figure enveloped in a black cloak"
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The meaning of ENVELOP is to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. How to use envelop in a sentence.
to cover or surround something completely: The entire area was enveloped in fog.
Envelop definition: to wrap up in or as in a covering. See examples of ENVELOP used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering 2. to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding 3. to.... Click for more definitions.
to cover or surround something completely: be enveloped in The graveyard looked ghostly, enveloped in mist. Synonyms. enclose. enfold literary. wrap. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enclosing, surrounding and immersing. beleaguer.
To envelop is to surround something completely. But an envelope is a piece of paper you put your love note in and lick to seal. With enVElop, the accent is on the second syllable, while with ENvelope, the accent is on the first. When something envelops you, it wraps around you.
1. To wrap, enclose, or cover: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" (Curtis Wilkie). 2. To surround: The troops enveloped the town.
Definition of envelop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Envelop Sentence Examples. Army and try once more to envelop the Italian left wing. They can cover the face alone or envelop the entire head. At other times, as in the petals of Camellia, the parts envelop each other completely, so as to become convolute.
1. : a flat usually paper container (as for a letter) 2. : something that envelops : wrapper. the envelope of air around the earth. 3. a. : the outer covering of an aerostat. b. : the bag containing the gas in a balloon or airship. 4. a. : a natural enclosing covering (such as a membrane, shell, or integument) b.
