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Synonyms
en·vel·op (ĕn-vĕĺəp)

[Middle English envolupen, to be involved in, from Old French envoluper, envoloper, en-, in; see en–1, + voloper, to wrap up.]

transitive verb: -oped, -op·ing, -ops. 

  1. To enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering: “Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city” (Curtis Wilkie)
  2. To attack (an enemy's flank).

derivatives

en·veĺop·er
noun
en·veĺop·ment
noun