ə̇nˈfōld, en- transitive verb
( enfolded ; enfolded or archaic enfolden ; enfolding ; enfolds )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by en- ) (I) of infold
1.
a. : to surround with a covering : contain
gilded tombs do worms enfold — Shakespeare
enfolded within the covers of this volume — New York Herald Tribune Book Review
b. : to cover with or as if with folds : envelop
the new atmosphere that seemed to enfold her — Helen R. Martin
blackness moved up the walls till night enfolded the pass — Zane Grey
she lay enfolden in the warm shadow of her loveliness — P.B.Shelley
2.
a. : to clasp with or within the arms : embrace
arms enfolding bunches of flowering branches — Angélica Mendoza
b. : to take in and hold
either enfold them as respectable … members of a commercial society or drive them on — Russell Lord
3. : to make or put a fold in : fold over or back
enfolded margins