Enclose
/ɪnˈkloʊz/noun
To surround or shut in on all sides; to include within boundaries.
Did you know?Enclose comes from a Latin root meaning “to shut,” and its cousin cluster gave English words for keys, closures, and even enclosure laws that literally fenced people out of land.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
claudere
“to shut, close”
Late Latin
Latin
inclaudere
“to shut in, enclose”
Old French
Old French
enclore
“to enclose, surround”
Middle English
English
enclosen
“to shut in, surround”
Modern English
English
enclose
“to surround or shut in on all sides”