enshrouded
past simple and past participle ofenshroud
enshroud
verb[T]
uk/ɪnˈʃraʊd/us/ɪnˈʃraʊd/enshroudverb[T](COVER)
literary
tocoversomething so that it cannot beseenclearly:
TheplanetVenusis enshroudedinthickclouds.
Covering and adding layers
- additive
- asphalt
- bestrew
- bind
- blanket
- blindfold
- gilt
- gum
- gumsomethingup
- inlaid
- lag
- laminate
- layer
- retile
- retread
- seasoned
- slapsomethingon
- smothersomethingin/withsomething
- tent
- wax
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Hiding and disguising
enshroudverb[T](KEEP SECRET)
to make somethingdifficulttoknoworunderstand:
Thewholeaffairwas enshrouded insecrecy.
Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hiding
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- secrete
- shroud
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- tuck
Examplesofenshrouded
enshrouded
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In the face of historical scrutiny the castrato will always remain somehow inscrutable, a figureenshroudedin mystery.
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From the 1860s onwards the capital found itself regularlyenshroudedin 'gritty black'.
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Therefore, the basis on which massive decisions are made on the expenditure of more than £3,300 million will beenshroudedin uncertainty for a long time.
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I do not think he realises the cruel position of these men, the terrible uncertainty in which their lives areenshrouded.
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I believe that, at long last, real hope lightens the darkness which hasenshroudedcoal for so many weary and tormented years.
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They are lawyers' law, very much so, and areenshroudedin technicalities.
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We all know what it means, unlike, for example, subsidiarity, which is stillenshroudedin every sort of mist.
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The monument wasenshroudedwith flags, candles, flowers and other mementos.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This star formation beginsenshroudedin the collapsing cloud, blocking the protostars from sight but allowing infrared observation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tower's construction date isenshroudedin mystery.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It has a prestigious past butenshroudedin the midst of uncertainties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Culla strikes out aimlessly across the country attempting to escape the circumstances that haveenshroudedhim and forget his sins.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This excess stellar energy must be mainly generated by massive stars in yet-undetected dustenshroudedgalaxies or extremely dusty star forming regions in observed galaxies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first is that the neutron star isenshroudedin dense dust clouds so that it can not be seen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The story of their martyrdom isenshroudedin myth, and though they share the same feast day, the saints were not martyred together or at the same time.
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- phantom-limb
- phantom pain
- pharaoh
- Pharisee
- pharma
- pharmaceutical
- pharmaceutical company
- pharmaceutical detailer
- pharmaceutical-detailer
- pharmaceutical firm
- pharmaceutical industry
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