Antonyms for encloses
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-klohz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkloʊz |
Definition of encloses
Origin :- early 14c., from en- (1) + close, and partially from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore.
- Specific sense of "to fence in waste or common ground" for the purpose of cultivation or to give it to private owners, is from c.1500. Meaning "place a document with a letter for transmission" is from 1707. Related: Enclosed; enclosing.
- verb put inside, surround
- Here is a letter from mother, and it encloses a letter from dad!
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
- It encloses four acres, and has a large depot for ordnance, arms, &c.
- Extract from : « A New Guide for Emigrants to the West » by J. M. Peck
- Encloses a draft of a Proclamation for the suspension of hostilities.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI » by Various
- The lower part of the bract forms a sheath which encloses the ovary.
- Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters
- On the urn that encloses his ashes should be these words: Liberator of Men.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard
- But how will the artist avoid the corruption of his time which encloses him on all hands?
- Extract from : « The Aesthetical Essays » by Friedrich Schiller
- It encloses a thousand acres belonging to the New Race University.
- Extract from : « The Gay Rebellion » by Robert W. Chambers
- The membrane of the vesicular nucleus is thin, but firm, and encloses a clear or finely granular mass of nuclein.
- Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel
- Central capsule thin-walled, without oil-globules, four times as broad as the nucleus, which encloses one single nucleolus.
- Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel
- Where man inhabits houses, he also encloses his gods in temples.
- Extract from : « The Essence of Christianity » by Ludwig Feuerbach
Synonyms for encloses
- block off
- blockade
- bound
- box up
- cage
- circle
- circumscribe
- close in
- confine
- coop
- corral
- cover
- encase
- encircle
- encompass
- enfold
- enshroud
- environ
- fence
- fence off
- hedge
- hem in
- imbue
- immure
- implant
- impound
- imprison
- include
- induct
- insert
- intern
- jail
- limit
- lock in
- lock up
- mew
- mure
- pen
- restrict
- set apart
- shut in
- veil
- wall in
- wrap
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