infold

¹ American  

[in-fohld] / ɪnˈfoʊld /

verb (used with object)

1. enfold.

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infold ² American  

[in-fohld] / ɪnˈfoʊld /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to invaginate.

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infold British  

/ ɪnˈfəʊld /

verb

1. a variant spelling of enfold

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Other Word Forms

• infolder noun
• infoldment noun

Etymology

Origin of infold

in- ¹ + fold ¹; cf. enfold

Example Sentences

Beat the mixture to infold oxygen, and then put in one-quarter cake of yeast plants.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Be wholly good to us, just as of old: As a pleased father, let thine arms infold Us, homed within the haven of thy love, And all the cheer and wholesomeness thereof.

From Afterwhiles by Riley, James Whitcomb

A mad love, indeed; she went nearer to the gleaming waters; they seemed to rise and infold her; the water-lilies seemed to hold her up.

From A Mad Love by Brame, Charlotte M.

In thee, Diana, I have always hop'd, And still I hope in thee, who didst infold Within the holy shelter of thine arm The outcast daughter of the mighty king.

From Iphigenia in Tauris by Swanwick, Anna

He saw the dark eyes grow soft with good thoughts; he saw the silent, proud defiance die out of the beautiful face; the lips quivered, sweet humility seemed to fall over her and infold her.

From Love Works Wonders A Novel by Brame, Charlotte M.