infold

I1N1F4O1L1D2

verb

To fold inwards.

Similar
infolding
OriginMiddle English infolden ← Old English fealdan ← Proto-West Germanic *falþan →
Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbinfold (third-person singular simple present infolds, present participle infolding, simple past and past participle infolded)

present singular third person infolds · participle present infolding · participle past infolded · past infolded · alternative enfold

  1. To fold inwards.
  2. transitiveTo wrap up or inwrap; involve; inclose; enfold or envelop.
  3. transitiveTo clasp with the arms; embrace.
nouninfold (plural infolds)

plural infolds · alternative enfold

  1. Synonym of infolding.

    Synonyms: infolding

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of infolding.

Similar
infolding
Also see
cwtchembrace

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  8. Proto-Germanic*falþaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*falþan
  10. Old Englishfealdan
  11. Middle Englishfolden
  12. Middle Englishinfolden
  13. Englishinfold

From Middle English infolden, equivalent to in- + fold.

More words from Middle English

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

infold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infold

MLA

“infold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infold. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infold,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infold.

Source: infold on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.