enclose
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- inclose (was as common as or more common than enclose until the early 1800s, is now uncommon)
Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Canada) IPA(key): /ənˈkloʊz/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkləʊz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkloʊz/
- Rhymes: -əʊz
Verb
[edit]enclose (third-person singular simple present encloses, present participle enclosing, simple past and past participle enclosed)
- (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- to enclose lands
- 2024 May 4, John Naughton, “The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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.
- (transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
- Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.
Usage notes
[edit]- Until about 1820, it was common to spell this word, and the derived terms encloser and enclosure, with in- (i.e. as inclose, incloser, inclosure). Since 1820, the forms with en- have predominated.[1]
Synonyms
[edit]- (to surround with a wall &c.): incastellate, encastellate (used for cisterns, fountains, &c.); see also fortify
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]surround, fence in
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