Synonyms for enveloped
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb en-vel-uhp; noun en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɛnˈvɛl əp; noun ɛnˈvɛl əp, ˈɛn və ləp, ˈɑn- |
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Définition of enveloped
Origin :- late 14c., envolupen, "be involved in," from Old French envoleper (10c., Modern French envelopper) "envelop, cover; fold up," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + voloper "wrap up," of uncertain origin, perhaps Celtic (see Gamillscheg, Diez). Literal sense is from 1580s. Related: Enveloped; enveloping.
- verb encase, hide
- It was still, however, enveloped in a narrow belt of brigalow.
- Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
- On taking off the thick brown paper which enveloped it, behold!
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Turn what way she would, they surrounded, enveloped and pounded down upon her.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- I wondered if this were the herd, but found it was only the cloud of dust in which it was enveloped.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- There Bob enveloped him in his arms, struggling and kicking, and put him on the horse.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Such an atmosphere had not enveloped her since she entered this wonderful house.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- A grey dusky morning, enveloped in fog, succeeded to the fine night.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Clouds and darkness descended upon the plain of life and enveloped it.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- The uncertainly and mystery that enveloped Eldorado was its greatest charm.
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- What terrible mystery had enveloped the Earth during his absence?
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
Antonyms for enveloped
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