enshroud

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verb

to cover with (or as if with) a shroud

“mountains enshrouded in mist”

Similar
shroudhidecover
OriginEnglish shroud ← Middle English en- ← Old French en- →
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Meanings

verbenshroud (third-person singular simple present enshrouds, present participle enshrouding, simple past and past participle enshrouded)

present singular third person enshrouds · participle present enshrouding · participle past enshrouded · past enshrouded

  1. transitiveto cover with (or as if with) a shroud

    mountains enshrouded in mist

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcover as if with a shroud

Similar
shroudhidecover
Broader
envelopenfoldenwrap
Also see
coverhideshroudwreathe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishshroud
  9. Englishenshroud

From en- + shroud.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with enshroud

allowedproudcrowdcloudloudaloudendowedMcleodstroudbowedvowedshrouddowddisallowedavowedploughedrowedwowedcowedboudunbowedunallowedbecloudFort Macleod
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Anagrams

unshored
Cite this entry
APA

enshroud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enshroud

MLA

“enshroud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enshroud. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enshroud,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enshroud.

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