inclose

Synonyms

immure, limit, bound, imprison, circumscribe, restrict, enclose,narrow, incarcerate, bind#verb hide, conceal, cloak, screen, secrete, protect, meet, secure,overspread, clothe, shield, shelter, cover

Antonyms

dilate, expand, extend, widen, unfasten, liberate, loosen,disenclose#verb expose, reveal, betray, exhibit, produce, mis-suffice

In*close", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inclosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclosing.] Etym: [See Enclose, and cf. Include.] [Written also enclose.] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. How many evils have inclosed me round! Milton. 2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. The inclosed copies of the treaty. Sir W. Temple. 3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. Blackstone. 4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] They went to coach and their horse inclose. Chapman.

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