enfold
verb
[ ɪnˈfəʊld ]
• surround; envelop.
• "he shut off the engine and silence enfolded them"
Similar:
envelop,
engulf,
sheathe,
swathe,
swaddle,
cocoon,
shroud,
veil,
cloak,
drape,
cover,
conceal,
mask,
surround,
encircle,
circle,
enclose,
encase,
enshroud,
mantle,
pall,
pave,
lap,
obnubilate,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘involve, entail, imply’; formerly also as infold ): from en-1, in-2 ‘within’ + fold1.
