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Antonyms for enfolded


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-fohld
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈfoʊld



Definition of enfolded

Origin :
  • also infold, early 15c., from en- (1) "make, put in" + fold. Related: Enfolded; enfolding.
  • verb embrace, hug
Example sentences :
  • That child is enfolded in influences which ward off the touch of the grace of life.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • The engineer winced as Solinski enfolded his hand in a clammy grip.
  • Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West
  • They slipped, black shadows a little deeper than the night which enfolded them.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • Eloquence is but a fragment of what is enfolded in its mighty arms.
  • Extract from : « Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 » by Various
  • As soon as the corn is enfolded in the earth, it is animated.
  • Extract from : « The Basket of Flowers » by Christoph von Schmid
  • The wind had gone down with the sun, and the world was enfolded in a delicious peace.
  • Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
  • The body was now enfolded in the cloth, and returned to the friends.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 » by Various
  • Laura grasped the sheet that enfolded Billie and tugged at it wildly.
  • Extract from : « Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall » by Janet D. Wheeler
  • With one arm Luke enfolded Eleanor, with the other he uplifted the dagger.
  • Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • It hung over the forest and them like something visible that enfolded them.
  • Extract from : « Before the Dawn » by Joseph Alexander Altsheler

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