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enclose: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"; close in or confine

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number among collapse

rope off collapse

stake out collapse

embed collapse: attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"

imbed collapse

seclude collapse: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

reckon with collapse

take into account collapse

beleaguer collapse

fence in collapse

incarcerate collapse

enshroud collapse

comprehend collapse

enfold collapse

immure collapse

incorporate collapse: formed or united into a whole; unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case"; form a corporation; include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

imprison collapse: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"; confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

hem in collapse: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"

delimit collapse

besiege collapse: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

circumscribe collapse: draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"; to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

wall in collapse: enclose with a wall

enshrine collapse: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"; hold sacred

envisage collapse

box in collapse: enclose or confine as if in a box

cage collapse: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept; the net that is the goal in ice hockey; United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992); something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement; confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

seal up collapse

kennel collapse: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog; put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"

specify collapse: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"; be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"; determine the essential quality of

fill in collapse: supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"

envelop collapse: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

detain collapse

demarcate collapse: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something; separate clearly and as if by boundaries

encircle collapse: form a circle around; "encircle the errors"

coop collapse

restrict collapse: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"; place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

comprise collapse

inhibit collapse: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

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