Envelop vs Sheathe - What's the difference?
envelop | sheathe | Synonyms |
To surround or enclose.
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* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 10
, author=Marc Higginson
, title=Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa
, work=BBC Sport
To put something, such as a knife, into a sheath
To encase something with a protective covering
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Envelop is a synonym of sheathe.
As verbs the difference between envelop and sheathe
is that envelop is to surround or enclose while sheathe is to put something, such as a knife, into a sheath.envelop
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(en verb)- (b ) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.
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