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enclose

 
 
/ɪnˈkləʊz/ verb [T]

Definition

SEND to send something in the same envelope or parcel as something else: I enclose a map of the area.
BE ALL AROUND to be all around something and separate it from other things or places
enclosed adjective He doesn't like enclosed spaces.
(Definition of enclose verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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