enclose

[en-klohz] /ɛnˈkloʊz/
verb (used with object), enclosed, enclosing.
1.
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
a valley enclosed by tall mountains.
2.
to surround, as with a fence or wall:
to enclose land.
3.
to insert in the same envelope, package, or the like:
He enclosed a check. A book was sent with the bill enclosed.
4.
to hold or contain:
His letter enclosed a check.
5.
Roman Catholic Church.
  1. to restrict to the enclosure of a monastery or convent.
  2. (of a monastery, convent, church, etc.) to establish or fix the boundary of an enclosure.
Also, inclose.
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English en-, inclosen. See in-1, close
Related forms
enclosable, adjective
encloser, noun
preenclose, verb (used with object), preenclosed, preenclosing.
reenclose, verb (used with object), reenclosed, reenclosing.
self-enclosed, adjective
unenclosed, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. encircle, encompass, ring, girdle.
Examples from the web for enclosed
  • enclosed please find a brief and truthful account of the capture of the specimens which compose this group.
  • It isn't so much a car as an enclosed motorcycle with four wheels.
  • Silk can enclosed these circuit components but could distort the current flow within the human body.
  • But until completed, the wall would protect nobody, because there would be no land enclosed by a wall.
  • Perhaps that makes it an enclosed all-terrain vehicle that leans.
  • The shower is outside of the enclosed washroom in a walkway between the two rooms with windows to the private garden.
  • enclosed by the triangle, however, is a lagoon with one of the healthiest coral reef ecosystems in the world.
  • Old green wallpaper darkened and enclosed an already tight area.
  • The vehicle is propelled by eight enclosed fans, each driven by a rotary engine, controlled by redundant computers.
  • With the article, he enclosed a drawing of the carriage, which was published by the editor.
British Dictionary definitions for enclosed

enclose

/ɪnˈkləʊz/
verb (transitive)
1.
to close; hem in; surround
2.
to surround (land) with or as if with a fence
3.
to put in an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
4.
to contain or hold
Derived Forms
enclosable, inclosable, adjective
encloser, incloser, noun
Word Origin and History for enclosed

enclose

v.

early 14c., from en- (1) + close, and partially from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore.

Specific sense of "to fence in waste or common ground" for the purpose of cultivation or to give it to private owners, is from c.1500. Meaning "place a document with a letter for transmission" is from 1707. Related: Enclosed; enclosing.