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enclose

en.close \in-'klo-z\ vt [ME enclosen, prob. fr. enclos enclosed, fr. MF, 
   pp. of enclore)X to enclose, fr. (assumed) VL inclaudere, alter. of L 
   includere - more at INCLUDE 1a: to close in : SURROUND; specif : to fence 
   off (common  land) for individual use 1b: to hold in : CONFINE  2: to place 
   in a parcel or envelope