Enclose and Release

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Enclose verb - To close or shut in by or as if by barriers.

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Release is an antonym for enclose in surround topic.

Nearby Words: enclosure, enclosing

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Enclose is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Enclose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/enclose/release

Enclose & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/enclose/release>.

Release or Enclose. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/enclose/release.

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