Meanings
present singular third person enwraps · participle present enwrapping · participle past enwrapped · past enwrapped · alternative inwrap
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo wrap around, surround; to envelop.
More synonyms by meaning
verbenclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishenwrappen
- Englishenwrap
From Middle English enwrappen, inwrappen (“to wrap in”), equivalent to en- + wrap. Compare also Middle English inwlappen (See lap, “to enwrap”). More at en-, wrap. Cognate via Old French with envelop, envelope. Doublet of envelop.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian увивам, загръщам
- увивам (uvivam)To wrap around, surround
- загръщам (zagrăštam)To wrap around, surround
German einhüllen, einwickeln
- einhüllenTo wrap around, surround
- einwickelnTo wrap around, surround
- umhüllenTo wrap around, surround
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
enwrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enwrap
“enwrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enwrap. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enwrap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enwrap.
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