From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishencloseen‧close /ɪnˈkləʊz $ -ˈkloʊz/ ●●○ verb [transitive] 1 TCMINCLUDEto put something inside an envelope as well as a letter Please enclose a cheque with your order.please find enclosed (=used in business letters to say that you are sending something with a letter) Please find enclosed an agenda for the meeting.2 TBCAROUND/ROUNDto surround something, especially with a fence or wall, in order to make it separate The pool area is enclosed by a six-foot wall. an enclosed areaGrammar Enclose is usually passive in this meaning.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
enclose• There are two copies of the questionnaire enclosed.• We enclose a letter to you sent in our care from the Wendell Trust Company.• I now have pleasure in enclosing an Information memorandum which should be read in conjunction with this letter.• The fish live in a shallow tropical lagoon, which is enclosed by a coral reef.• The garden was completely enclosed by a high wall.• Jerry had to spend two months enclosed in a huge plastic bubble, to prevent him from catching germs from other children.• It had a newly thatched roof and was enclosed inside a privet hedge.• Most of them enclosed letters to be forwarded to her.• I am enclosing my résumé and three letters of reference.• I have also enclosed one of last year's cards from a painting by David Bellamy.• I enclose samples of the last two cards we have produced.• Note that it has been necessary to enclose the camera behind a glass screen to cut down its noise.• The fence enclosing the prison compound is constantly patrolled by armed guards. 