Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enfold

/ɪnfˈoʊld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: en-fold
IPA: /ɪnfˈoʊld/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To envelop and wrap up something.

Transitive verb

verb

To clasp with the arms; embrace.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In words, like weeds, I’ll wrap me o’er, ⁠Like coarsest clothes against the cold: ⁠But that large grief which these enfold Is given in outline and no more."
"Prais’d be the fathomless universe, / For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, / And for love, sweet love—but praise! praise! praise! / For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death."

Etymology

Alteration of earlier infold, from Middle English infolden, equivalent to en- + fold.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: infolden

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

enfolds (present, singular) enfolding (participle, present) enfolded (participle, past) enfolded (past)

Derived Forms

enfoldedly enfolder enfoldingly enfoldment unenfolded

Synonyms

lap enwrap envelop wrap enclose

Rhymes With

old told hold gold cold sold controlled bold rolled fold enrolled mold

Questions

How do you pronounce enfold?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnfˈoʊld/.
What does enfold mean?: To envelop and wrap up something.
Where does enfold come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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