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Thesaurus: infold

To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve.

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  1. v. t. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve.
  2. v. t. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.
  3. 1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve. Gilded tombs do worms infold. Shak. Infold his limbs in bands. Blackmore. 2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace. Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee, And hold thee to my heart. Shak.
  4. v. t. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve. v. t. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.