[VN] ~ sb/sth (in sth) (formal) to wrap sb/sth up or cover them or it completely:
She was enveloped in a huge white towel. * Clouds enveloped the mountain tops. * Darkness fell and enveloped the town. * A feeling of despair enveloped him.
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