The meaning of ENVELOP is to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. How to use envelop in a sentence.

If being in a place means being enveloped by, then being in a space means being encompassed by a layer of void.

1. To wrap, enclose, or cover: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" (Curtis Wilkie). 2. To surround: The troops enveloped the town.

Definition of envelop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If one thing envelops another, it covers or surrounds it completely. That lovely, rich fragrant smell of the forest enveloped us.

to wrap up in or as in a covering: The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely. to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath.

His arms enveloped her. All hints of hesitation left the young girl in the wake of the smother of love that enveloped her. His greatest contributions to mathematical science are enveloped in the …

By the time the wiseguy was properly tested, a large cancerous mass had enveloped his lung and spread to his lymph nodes and voice box.

Synonyms for ENVELOPED: housed, surrounded, encased, enclosed, confined, included, penned, caged; Antonyms of ENVELOPED: exposed, stripped, denuded, bared

When something envelops you, it wraps around you. The Snuggie Blanket is so popular because it envelops your body, leaving only your head uncovered. Sure, it looks dorky, but it keeps you …