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Definition of "infold" [in•fold]

  • To fold inward. (verb-intransitive)
  • To enfold. (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.

Use "infold" in a sentence
  • "However much the press behaves as though the latest breaking news is something that's never happened before, ifaddictive news watching teaches us anything, it's that the same dramas infold everywhere."
  • "'No, my dearest Child, no! I lament only that I took you not at once to your proper security – to these arms, my Camilla, that now so fondly infold you! to this bosom – my darling girl! where my heart beats your welcome!'"
  • "How in the next couple of days will that unfold, how these protests will infold, how General Musharraf will work this problem, what actions he may take, what actions he may defer."