- to wrap up in or as in a covering: The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her completely.
- to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as a membrane of an organ or a sheath.
- to surround entirely.
- to attack (an enemy's flank).
- to wrap or enclose in or as if in a covering
- to conceal or obscure, as from sight or understanding
- to surround or partially surround (an enemy force)