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enwrap

The English word “enwrap” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To wrap around, surround; to envelop.
  2. To absorb completely or engross.

Etymology

From Middle English enwrappen, inwrappen (“to wrap in”), equivalent to en- + wrap. Compare also Middle English inwlappen (See lap, “to enwrap”). More at en-, wrap. Cognate via Old French with envelop, envelope. Doublet of envelop.

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