INCLO'SE, verb transitive s as z. [Latin inclusus, includo; in and claudo, or cludo.] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; as, to inclose a field with a fence; to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. 2. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. 3. To include; to shut or confine; as, to inclose trinkets in a box. 4. To environ; to encompass. 5. To cover with a wrapper or envelop; to cover under seal; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI