enwrap

American  

[en-rap] / ɛnˈræp /

verb (used with object)

enwrapped, enwrapping

1. to wrap or envelop in something.

2. to surround or envelop, as in slumber, longing, etc.

3. to absorb or engross, as in thought.

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enwrap British  

/ ɪnˈræp /

verb

1. to wrap or cover up; envelop

2. (usually passive) to engross or absorb

   enwrapped in thought

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Etymology

Origin of enwrap

1350–1400; Middle English enwrappen; see en- ¹, wrap

Example Sentences

Often, she coos the most extravagant slang that can be found for her tissue-paper tongue to enwrap.

From Time Magazine Archive

Darker and darker the cloud settles over his spirit; denser and still more dense the fogs of helpless ignorance and perplexity enwrap his intelligence.

From Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes by Jennings, Frederick Charles

To many who walked homeward that evening it seemed in that benediction to enwrap the centuries of history they had so feverishly been celebrating, and to fold them softly away as a garment.

From Brother Copas by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

She did not quibble or seek to enwrap the main issue in specious excuses or apologies for her position.

From Sundry Accounts by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

This has a white flower and the leaves almost enwrap the stem.

From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by Brennan, W. A.