enfold
enfold
/ɪn ˈfoʊld/
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Definition(s):
- (v) enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
Usage(s):
- Sure enough, with dusk beginning to enfold the splendid statues and pillars of the Bernini colonnade, the smoke turned blacker, then gray.
- Flails are handed off to newcomers, and the crowd surges to enfold the wounded with scarves that become souvenirs, rendered holy by the blood of living martyrs.
- A 2,500-year-old Greek poem extols the power of music to enfold and enlarge Olympic glory.
Quotes
- "Let us pray this night that the brightness of God's love may enfold all these children," Benedict added.on Dec 25, 2006 By: Pope Benedict XVI Source: Boston Globe (registration)
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