enclose

/ɪnkˈləʊz/in-KLOHZ

/ɪnkˈloʊz/in-KLOHZ

Meaningto shut in

Common meaning: to surround or shut in

Other meanings: to put in with a letter

enin, into
closto shut, closeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 350 · scan

‘in, into’ + ‘to shut, close’ → enclose

Journey through time

Latinclaudō, clausī, clausum‘to shut, close’
Old Frenchenclossource
Middle Englishenclosensource
Englishenclose‘to surround or shut in’ · today

en- also in: enjoy envoy endure energy enzyme

clos also in: close closet clause exclude include

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin claudō ‘to shut, close’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry claudō, p. 350 · dictionary scan

Roots

claudō, clausī, clausum Latin “to shut, close”

Related words

clause close closet conclude conclusion disclose exclude exclusive include

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