enswathe

[en-swoth, -sweyth] / ɛnˈswɒð, -sweɪð /

VERB

drape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloak clothe cover dangle don dress enclose envelop fold hang sprawl swathe wrap

STRONG

array display droop drop enwrap line model roll spread spread-eagle suspend

WEAK

lean over let fall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free lay bare let go open release reveal unclothe uncover unwrap

STRONG

collect conceal continue gather hide rise

WEAK

undrape

Example Sentences

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Rosy and proud are the skies of the East, Love-dowered moons to enswathe thee, delight thee: Thy days and our days—are thine then the least, O Aphrodite?

From Embers, Complete by Parker, Gilbert

Ay, if words never needed enswathe aught But ignorance, impudence, envy And malice—what word-swathe would then vie With yours for a clearness crystalline?

From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Corson, Hiram

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