Antonyms for enclaving
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-kleyv, ahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn kleɪv, ˈɑn- |
Definition of enclaving
Origin :- 1868, from French enclave, from Old French enclaver "enclose, comprise, include" (13c.), from Late Latin inclavare "shut in, lock up," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + clavis "key" (see slot (n.2)). Enclaved "surrounded by land owned by another" is attested in English from mid-15c., from Middle French enclaver.
- As in surround : verb enclose, encircle something
Synonyms for enclaving
- beleaguer
- beset
- besiege
- blockade
- border
- bound
- box in
- circle
- circumscribe
- circumvent
- close around
- close in
- close in on
- compass
- confine
- edge
- enclave
- encompass
- envelop
- environ
- fence in
- fringe
- gird
- girdle
- go around
- hem in
- inundate
- invest
- lay siege to
- limit
- loop
- margin
- outline
- rim
- ring
- round
- shut in
- skirt
- verge
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