Definitions

envelop

[en-vel-uhp, en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn-] / ɛnˈvɛl əp, ɛnˈvɛl əp, ˈɛn və ləp, ˈɑn- /

VERB

encase, hide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blanket drape encircle enclose encompass enfold engulf obscure shroud surround swaddle swathe wrap

STRONG

cage cloak conceal contain corral cover embrace enshroud enwrap fence gird girdle guard hem immure invest overlay overspread pen protect roll sheathe shield superimpose veil

WEAK

coop shut in wrap up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go release uncover unloose

STRONG

disregard exclude forget ignore lay bare let out open reveal set free

WEAK

let loose unwrap

Example Sentences

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As SJ’s stout fingers zip across the controls, a soft blue light envelops you; there’s no roar of fuel combustion or electrical hum.

From Literature

What would it be like to step through—to feel that glow envelop him?

From Literature

Traders started the new week with markets yet again enveloped in a distinctly risk-off mood.

From MarketWatch

The stuffy heat of the second floor enveloped us on the landing.

From Literature

Robe enveloped the lounge in a saturated Kelly Green.

From The Wall Street Journal