1. The act of enclosing something inside something else
   "The enclosing of the letter in an envelope was the final step before mailing";
   - enclosure, envelopment, inclosure

1. Surround, cover or wrap completely
   "Fog enclosed the house";
   - envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap
    
2. Close in
   "darkness enclosed him";
   - hold in, confine
    
3. Place, set, or put something inside or within something else
   "She enclosed a check with the letter";
   - insert, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
    
4. Surround completely
   "Darkness enclosed him";
   - close in, inclose, shut in

Type of: bear, border, carry, contain, cover, environ, hold, insertion, introduction, intromission, lay, place, pose, position, put, ring, set, skirt, surround

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