enclose
verbEtymology
From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.
- derived from *(s)kleh₂w-✻
- derived from inclūdō
- derived from *inclaudo✻
- derived from enclose
- derived from enclos
- inherited from enclosen
Definitions
To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- to enclose lands
- The creative commons of the internet has been gradually and inexorably enclosed, much as agricultural land was by parliamentary acts from 1600 onwards in England.
To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
- Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.
The neighborhood
- neighborencircle
- neighborencloser
- neighborenclosable
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at enclose. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at enclose. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at enclose
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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