enswathe

/ɛnˈsweɪð/

UK: /ɛnˈsweɪð/

enswathe

English Verb
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Definition

To swathe or envelop (someone or something), as in swaddling clothes.

Etymology

From en- + swathe.

Example Sentences

  • "Sooner Earth / Might go round Heaven, and the strait girth of Time / Inswathe the fulness of Eternity, / Than language grasp the infinite of Love."
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