enclose, inclose

enclose, inclose
These words mean "to shut in," "to close on all sides," "to surround," and "to insert": "High mountains enclosed (or inclosed) the valley." "Enclose (or inclose) a check with your letter." Enclose is the preferred spelling. So is enclosure rather than inclosure. Expressions such as "enclosed herewith" and "enclosed herein" are wordy because enclose conveys the idea of herewith and herein."Enclosed please find" is a piece of business jargon not only wordy but also silly. Say, rather,"I am enclosing...."

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  • inclose — var. of ENCLOSE. * * * inclose, v. Variant form of enclose, being the legal and statutory form, in reference to the inclosing of common and waste lands; formerly a frequent and still an occasional variant in other senses: see enclose …   Useful english dictionary

  • inclose — See enclose. See enclose, inclose …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • enclose — See enclose, inclose …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • enclose — Inclose In*close , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.] [Written also {enclose}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inclose — In*close , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.] [Written also {enclose}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Enclose — En*close , v. t. [F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to enclose; pref. en (L. in) + clore to close. See {Close}, and cf. {Inclose}, {Include}.] To inclose. See {Inclose}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inclose — index contain (enclose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inclose — is not the correct form: see enclose …   Modern English usage

  • inclose — [in klōz′] vt. inclosed, inclosing ENCLOSE …   English World dictionary

  • enclose — is the correct form for the word meaning ‘to close in, include, etc.’, not inclose …   Modern English usage

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