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- Dictionaryenfold/ɪnˈfəʊld/
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 meaning: 1. to closely hold or completely cover someone or something: 2. to closely hold or completely…. Learn more.
If you enfold someone or something, you hold them close in a very gentle, loving way.
enfold somebody/something (in something) to surround or cover somebody/something completely. Darkness spread and enfolded him. The summit was enfolded in a circle of white cloud.
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.
Synonyms for ENFOLD: wrap, envelop, shroud, enclose, encase, encompass, bosom, embrace; Antonyms of ENFOLD: expose, strip, bare, denude.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb enfold, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
