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enfold
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
enfold
(verb)
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enfold
/ɪn
ˈ
foʊld/
verb
enfolds
;
enfolded
;
enfolding
enfold
/ɪn
ˈ
foʊld/
verb
enfolds
;
enfolded
;
enfolding
Learner's definition of ENFOLD
[
+ object
]
formal
1
:
to cover (someone or something) completely
The dish is made of vegetables
enfolded
in a pastry crust.
We watched as darkness
enfolded
the city.
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2
:
to hold (someone or something)
in
your arms
He
enfolded
the child
in
his arms. [=he hugged the child]
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