Hypernyms for "enclose"
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bank
bathe
benight
border
bound
bower
box in
box up
bury
capsulate
capsule
capsulise
capsulize
case
casket
catheterise
catheterize
cocoon
cordon off
corral
cover
cup
dike
dyke
eat up
embank
embower
encapsulate
encase
engulf
enshrine
enshroud
feed
feed in
fence
fence in
foist
fort
fortify
frame
frame in
glass
glass in
hedge
hedge in
hide
immerse
incase
inject
inoculate
insert
inset
interlard
intersperse
plug
rail
rail in
rope in
rope off
sheathe
shoot
shrine
shroud
slip
swallow
swallow up
tube
tuck
wall in
wall up
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.