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beclose.

To shut up or in; enclose; enwrap.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To shut up or in; enclose; enwrap.

    transitive
  2. To imprison.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English beclosen, biclosen, alteration (due to Middle English closen) of earlier biclusen, from Old English beclȳsan (“to close, shut what is open, conclude, put an end to, shut up in a place, enclose, confine, imprison, shut out, exclude”), equivalent to be- + close. See also cluse.

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