"enclose" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ənˈkloʊz/ [Canada], /ɪnˈkləʊz/ [UK], /ɪnˈkloʊz/ [US] Forms: encloses [present, singular, third-person], enclosing [participle, present], enclosed [participle, past], enclosed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊz Etymology: From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-}}, {{inh|en|enm|enclosen}} Middle English enclosen, {{m|enm|inclosen}} inclosen, {{der|en|enm|enclos}} Middle English enclos, {{der|en|fro|enclose}} Old French enclose, {{m|fro|enclore}} enclore, {{der|en|VL.|*inclaudo|*inclaudō, *inclaudere}} Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, {{der|en|la|inclūdō}} Latin inclūdō, {{doublet|en|include|nocap=1}} doublet of include, {{m|la|in-||in}} in- (“in”), {{m|la|claudō||to shut}} claudō (“to shut”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-|*kleh₂u-|key, hook, nail}} Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”), {{af|en|en-|close|nocat=1}} en- + close Head templates: {{en-verb}} enclose (third-person singular simple present encloses, present participle enclosing, simple past and past participle enclosed)
  1. (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to surround with a wall &c.): incastellate, encastellate (english: used for cisterns, fountains, &c.), fortify Translations (surround, fence in): περιέχω (periékhō) (Ancient Greek), заграждам (zagraždam) (Bulgarian), обграждам (obgraždam) (Bulgarian), 围绕 (Chinese Mandarin), 包围 (bāowéi) (Chinese Mandarin), keas (Cornish), parkya (Cornish), uzavřít (Czech), omheinen (Dutch), ümbritsema (Estonian), ympäröidä (Finnish), aidata (note: with fence) (Finnish), choer (Galician), cercar (Galician), elkerít (Hungarian), bekerít (Hungarian), crioslaigh (Irish), fálaigh (Irish), timpeallaigh (Irish), cintare (Italian), វាំង (vĕəng) (Khmer), saepiō (Latin), arceō (Latin), circumdō (Latin), taiepa (Maori), meri (Maori), tāepa (Maori), ponitaka (Maori), innfatte (Norwegian Bokmål), omslutte (Norwegian Bokmål), tȳnan (Old English), cercar (Portuguese), огражда́ть (ograždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), огради́ть (ogradítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), загражда́ть (zagraždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), загради́ть (zagradítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), cuairtich (Scottish Gaelic), zagraditi (Slovene), ograditi (Slovene), innesluta (Swedish), omringa (Swedish), inhägna (Swedish), wāl- (Tocharian B), оточувати (otočuvaty) (Ukrainian), обмежувати (obmežuvaty) (Ukrainian), bao vây (Vietnamese), amgáu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-enclose-en-verb-9t3j2LrT Disambiguation of 'to surround with a wall &c.': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'surround, fence in': 90 10
  2. (transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package. Tags: transitive Translations (insert): прилагам (prilagam) (Bulgarian), vedlægge (Danish), tilføje (Danish), bijvoegen (Dutch), insluiten (Dutch), almeti (Esperanto), paketoida (Finnish), kääriä (Finnish), purkittaa (Finnish), laittaa mukaan (Finnish), sisällyttää (Finnish), beifügen (German), einschliessen (German), צרף (Hebrew), csatol (Hungarian), cuir faoi iamh (Irish), kōpaki (Maori), vedlegge (Norwegian), tilføye (Norwegian), colocar (Portuguese), прилага́ть (prilagátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), приложи́ть (priložítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), вкла́дывать (vkládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вложи́ть (vložítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), priložiti (Slovene), vložiti (Slovene), bifoga (Swedish), innesluta (Swedish), tillfoga (Swedish), вкладати (vkladaty) (Ukrainian), укладати (ukladaty) (Ukrainian), amgáu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-enclose-en-verb-YFKVMhil Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'insert': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inclose (english: was as common as or more common than enclose until the early 1800s, is now uncommon) Related terms: encircle, encloser, enclosable

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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "roman": "zagraždam",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "заграждам"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "围绕"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bāowéi",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "包围"
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          "code": "kw",
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          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "keas"
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          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "parkya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "uzavřít"
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        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "omheinen"
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          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "ümbritsema"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "ympäröidä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "with fence",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "aidata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "choer"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "cercar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "periékhō",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "περιέχω"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "elkerít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "bekerít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "crioslaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "fálaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "timpeallaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "cintare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "vĕəng",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "វាំង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "saepiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "arceō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "circumdō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "taiepa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "meri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "tāepa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "ponitaka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "innfatte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "omslutte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "tȳnan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "cercar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ograždátʹ",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "огражда́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ogradítʹ",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "огради́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zagraždátʹ",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "загражда́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zagradítʹ",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "загради́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "cuairtich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "zagraditi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "ograditi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "innesluta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "omringa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "inhägna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "wāl-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "otočuvaty",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "оточувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obmežuvaty",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "обмежувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "bao vây"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "surround, fence in",
          "word": "amgáu"
        }
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        {
          "text": "Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.",
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        "(transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package."
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prilagam",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "прилагам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "vedlægge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "tilføje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "bijvoegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "insluiten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "almeti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "paketoida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "kääriä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "purkittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "laittaa mukaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "sisällyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "beifügen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "einschliessen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "צרף"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "csatol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "cuir faoi iamh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "kōpaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "vedlegge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "tilføye"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "colocar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prilagátʹ",
          "sense": "insert",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прилага́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priložítʹ",
          "sense": "insert",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "приложи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vkládyvatʹ",
          "sense": "insert",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вкла́дывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vložítʹ",
          "sense": "insert",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вложи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "priložiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "vložiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "bifoga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "innesluta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "tillfoga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vkladaty",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "вкладати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ukladaty",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "укладати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "insert",
          "word": "amgáu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ənˈkloʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈkləʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈkloʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊz"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "was as common as or more common than enclose until the early 1800s, is now uncommon",
      "word": "inclose"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enclose"
}
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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kleh₂w-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Requests for review of Esperanto translations",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊz",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊz/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)kleh₂w-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "enclosen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English enclosen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "inclosen"
      },
      "expansion": "inclosen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "enclos"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English enclos",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "enclose"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French enclose",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "enclore"
      },
      "expansion": "enclore",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*inclaudo",
        "4": "*inclaudō, *inclaudere"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "inclūdō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin inclūdō",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "include",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet of include",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "in-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "in- (“in”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "claudō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to shut"
      },
      "expansion": "claudō (“to shut”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)kleh₂w-",
        "4": "*kleh₂u-",
        "5": "key, hook, nail"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "en-",
        "3": "close",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "en- + close",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "encloses",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enclosing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enclosed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enclosed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "enclose (third-person singular simple present encloses, present participle enclosing, simple past and past participle enclosed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "encircle"
    },
    {
      "word": "encloser"
    },
    {
      "word": "enclosable"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to enclose lands",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To surround with a wall, fence, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ],
        [
          "wall",
          "wall"
        ],
        [
          "fence",
          "fence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insert",
          "insert"
        ],
        [
          "container",
          "container"
        ],
        [
          "envelope",
          "envelope"
        ],
        [
          "package",
          "package"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ənˈkloʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈkləʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈkloʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊz"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to surround with a wall &c.",
      "word": "incastellate"
    },
    {
      "english": "used for cisterns, fountains, &c.",
      "sense": "to surround with a wall &c.",
      "word": "encastellate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to surround with a wall &c.",
      "word": "fortify"
    },
    {
      "english": "was as common as or more common than enclose until the early 1800s, is now uncommon",
      "word": "inclose"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zagraždam",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "заграждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obgraždam",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "обграждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "围绕"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bāowéi",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "包围"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "keas"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "parkya"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "uzavřít"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "omheinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "ümbritsema"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "ympäröidä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "with fence",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "aidata"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "choer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "cercar"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "periékhō",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "περιέχω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "elkerít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "bekerít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "crioslaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "fálaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "timpeallaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "cintare"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "vĕəng",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "វាំង"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "saepiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "arceō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "circumdō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "taiepa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "meri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "tāepa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "ponitaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "innfatte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "omslutte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "tȳnan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "cercar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ograždátʹ",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "огражда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ogradítʹ",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "огради́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zagraždátʹ",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "загражда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zagradítʹ",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "загради́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "cuairtich"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "zagraditi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "ograditi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "innesluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "omringa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "inhägna"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "wāl-"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "otočuvaty",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "оточувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obmežuvaty",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "обмежувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "bao vây"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "surround, fence in",
      "word": "amgáu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prilagam",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "прилагам"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "vedlægge"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "tilføje"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "bijvoegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "insluiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "almeti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "paketoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "kääriä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "purkittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "laittaa mukaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "sisällyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "beifügen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "einschliessen"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "צרף"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "csatol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "cuir faoi iamh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "kōpaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "vedlegge"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "tilføye"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "colocar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prilagátʹ",
      "sense": "insert",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прилага́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priložítʹ",
      "sense": "insert",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "приложи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vkládyvatʹ",
      "sense": "insert",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вкла́дывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vložítʹ",
      "sense": "insert",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вложи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "priložiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "vložiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "bifoga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "innesluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "tillfoga"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vkladaty",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "вкладати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ukladaty",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "укладати"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "insert",
      "word": "amgáu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enclose"
}

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