Meanings
verbenwreathe (third-person singular simple present enwreathes, present participle enwreathing, simple past and past participle enwreathed)
present singular third person enwreathes · participle present enwreathing · participle past enwreathed · past enwreathed
- alternativeAlternative form of inwreathe.
The ivy, clinging round that side of the old church, shone with its broad green leaves, which caught a double radiance from the moon and from the small diamond panes of the Gothic windows which the long drooping branches enwreathed.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXVIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 313
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Old Frenchen-
- Middle Englishen-
- Englishen-
- Englishwreathe
- Englishenwreathe
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APA
enwreathe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enwreathe
MLA
“enwreathe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enwreathe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enwreathe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enwreathe.
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