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Word entry · 7 letters

enclose

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"Put inside"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ənˈkloʊz/Part of speech verbSorted ceelnosStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

Word origin

From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.

Used in a sentence

  • to enclose lands
  • The creative commons of the internet has been gradually and inexorably enclosed, much as agricultural land was by parliamentary acts from 1600 onwards in England.
  • Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.

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