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Enclose vs. Inclose

Enclose

/ɪnˈkləʊz/
To surround or close off on all sides

Examples:

She chose to enclose the garden with a wooden fence.Please enclose your documents in the provided envelope.The mountains enclose the serene valley on all sides.

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Inclose

/ɪnˈkləʊz/
To surround or close off on all sides

Examples:

The garden was inclosed with a wrought iron fence.He chose to inclose the patio with glass panels.To ensure safety, they inclosed the construction site.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Inclose and enclose are archaic and modern forms of the same word, respectively.
  • Remember that enclose is the preferred modern spelling in both British and American English.
  • Both words relate to surrounding or enclosing something, like a fence or walls.
  • In modern usage, particularly in writing, enclose is the word you will almost always see.
  • The prefix en- typically indicates to put in or into, which helps in aligning it with modern conventions.
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