Inclosen

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Shut in or surrounded on all sides by walls, fencing, or some other physical barrier
2. Confined within a boundary so that nothing can pass freely in or out of the enclosed area
3. Walled off or fenced around, so that a space is cut off from the land or area beyond it

Etymology: "Inclosen" is an older spelling of the past participle "inclosed," the form of "inclose," a variant of "enclose." That verb came into English in the Middle English period from Old French "enclore," which descends from Latin "includere," meaning "to shut in."

Synonyms: enclose

Antonyms: release