envelopper

Definitions of envelopper
  1. verb
    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
    synonyms: enfermer, se répandre sur
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    types:
    voiler
    cover as if with a shroud
    type of:
    couvrir
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  2. verb
    arrange or fold as a cover or protection
    synonyms: emballer, empaqueter
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    type of:
    couvrir
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  3. verb
    arrange or or coil around
    synonyms: enrouler
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    antonyms:
    dérouler
    reverse the winding or twisting of
    types:
    bobiner
    wind onto a spool or a reel
    bobiner
    wind onto or off a reel
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  4. verb
    cover as if with a shroud
    synonyms: voiler
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    type of:
    enfermer, se répandre sur
    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
  5. verb
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
    synonyms: se répandre sur
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