enclose

Meaning

Verb

• to surround with a wall, fence, etc.
• to insert into a container, usually an envelope or package

Related

Similar words

• incastellate, encastellate ; see also fortify

Origin

• From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudo, from Latin inclūdō (include). Equivalent to en- + close.