v.
   - surround or close off on all sides. 
▸historical fence in (common land) so as to make it private property.
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[as adj. enclosed]
 (of a religious order or other community) secluded from the outside world.
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(enclose something in/within)
 place an object inside (a container).
 - place (something) in an envelope together with a letter.
 
 
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. enclos, past part. of enclore, based on L. includere ‘shut in’.