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enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
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inclose |
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border,
environ,
ring,
skirt,
surround lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
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insert,
tuck introduce; "Insert your ticket here"
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wall in,
wall up enclose with a wall
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bower,
embower enclose in a bower
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enshrine,
shrine enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"
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case,
encase,
incase look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
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bury,
eat up,
immerse,
swallow,
swallow up place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
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border,
frame,
frame in lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
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glass,
glass in put in a glass container
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bank cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"
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dike,
dyke enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"
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encapsulate put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"
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fence,
fence in fight with fencing swords
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cordon off,
rope in,
rope off draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"
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casket enclose in a casket
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corral collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"
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fort,
fortify station (troops) in a fort
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hedge,
hedge in minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"
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enclose - close in; darkness enclosed him" |
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confine |
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bear,
carry,
contain,
hold move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
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border,
bound lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
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embank enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke"
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rail,
rail in complain bitterly
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box in,
box up enclose or confine as if in a box
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frame make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
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