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en•vel•op

Pronunciation: (
—v.en-vel'up;
—n.en-vel'up, en'vu-lup, än'-), [key]
—v., -oped, -op•ing.
—n.

—v.t.
1. to wrap up in or as in a covering: The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely.
2. to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath.
3. to surround entirely.
4. Mil.to attack (an enemy's flank).

—n.
envelope.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

env

envelope

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