Definition of "enfold" [en•fold]

• To cover with or as if with folds; envelop. (verb-transitive)
• To hold within limits; enclose. (verb-transitive)
• To embrace. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Leah allowed Margery to enfold her in her comforting embrace, once more giving herself over to the tears that had taken so long to find their release."
• "Perception is that ongoing efforts by the established community (Anglo/Hispanic alike) to embrace/enfold the newcomers has been rebuffed."
• "His lips press and his arms enfold not her so much as the ideal of her, and unless she unmake herself, he cannot unlove her."