Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to enclose
Participle: enclosed
Gerund: enclosing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | enclose |
| you | enclose |
| he;she;it | encloses |
| we | enclose |
| you | enclose |
| they | enclose |
Perfect
| I | have enclosed |
| you | have enclosed |
| he;she;it | has enclosed |
| we | have enclosed |
| you | have enclosed |
| they | have enclosed |
Past
| I | enclosed |
| you | enclosed |
| he;she;it | enclosed |
| we | enclosed |
| you | enclosed |
| they | enclosed |
Pluperfect
| I | had enclosed |
| you | had enclosed |
| he;she;it | had enclosed |
| we | had enclosed |
| you | had enclosed |
| they | had enclosed |
Future
| I | will enclose |
| you | will enclose |
| he;she;it | will enclose |
| we | will enclose |
| you | will enclose |
| they | will enclose |
Future Perfect
| I | will have enclosed |
| you | will have enclosed |
| he;she;it | will have enclosed |
| we | will have enclosed |
| you | will have enclosed |
| they | will have enclosed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | enclose |
| you | enclose |
| he;she;it | enclose |
| we | enclose |
| you | enclose |
| they | enclose |
Perfect
| I | have enclosed |
| you | have enclosed |
| he;she;it | have enclosed |
| we | have enclosed |
| you | have enclosed |
| they | have enclosed |
Imperfect
| I | enclosed |
| you | enclosed |
| he;she;it | enclosed |
| we | enclosed |
| you | enclosed |
| they | enclosed |
Pluperfect
| I | had enclosed |
| you | had enclosed |
| he;she;it | had enclosed |
| we | had enclosed |
| you | had enclosed |
| they | had enclosed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would enclose |
| you | would enclose |
| he;she;it | would enclose |
| we | would enclose |
| you | would enclose |
| they | would enclose |
Perfect
| I | would have enclosed |
| you | would have enclosed |
| he;she;it | would have enclosed |
| we | would have enclosed |
| you | would have enclosed |
| they | would have enclosed |
Imperative
| you | enclose |
| we | Let's enclose |
| you | enclose |
Verbs conjugated like 'enclose'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'enclose'
eclose,
inclose,
unclose,
beclose,
close,
encase,
encense,
enchase,
encise,
enclasp,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- encircle
- envelop, circumscribe, circle, shut, wall, encompass, surround
- incarcerate
- imprison, cage, jail, coop, intern, impound
Antonyms
- encircle
- unwrap, loosen, release
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1325, from
en- +
close (q.v.). Specific sense of "to fence in waste or common ground" for the purpose of cultivation or to give it to private owners, is from 1503. Meaning "place a document with a letter for transmission" is from 1707.
2. From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close. See: Latin '
inclūdō'.
Sample Sentences
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The great difference in appearance between these packets and ours, is, that there is so much of them out of the water: the main-deck being enclosed on all sides, and filled with casks and goods, like any second or third floor in a stack of warehouses; and the promenade or hurricane-deck being a-top of that again. A part of the machinery is [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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They say the alligator, the rhinoceros, though enclosed in bullet-proof mail, have each a spot where they are vulnerable; and fierce, reckless, unbelieving reprobates, have commonly this point in superstitious dread.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)