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Adjective: enveloping  in've-lu-ping
  1. Surrounding and closing in on or hemming in
    "the army's enveloping manoeuvre"
Verb: envelop  en've-lup or in've-lup
  1. Surround, cover or wrap completely
    "Fog enveloped the house";
    - enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

See also: close

Type of: cover

Encyclopedia: Envelop