English dictionary

envelop

/E/n'v/E/l/@/p/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

verb.contact

Examples
Fog enveloped the house.

Synonyms enclose enfold enwrap wrap

Source: WordNet 3.0
To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to <i>envelop</i> goods or a letter; the fog <i>envelops</i> a ship.

verb

Source: webster1913