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Added 9 October 2026

enwrap

verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about enwrap at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.
Fog enveloped the house

Origin

From Middle English enwrappen, inwrappen (“to wrap in”), equivalent to en- + wrap. Compare also Middle English inwlappen (See lap, “to enwrap”). More at en-, wrap. Cognate via Old French with envelop, envelope. Doublet of envelop.

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