MEANING
To cover or envelop something so that it is hidden or obscured.
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Words that belong together
- enshrouded in mist
- enshroud the valley
- enshrouded in mystery
On the page
Mist enshrouded the valley before sunrise.
The tower remained enshrouded in cloud.
Secrecy enshrouded the circumstances of his departure.
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Word forms
- Base
- enshroud
- Past tense
- enshrouded
- Past participle
- enshrouded
- Present participle
- enshrouding
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- enshroud
- Present continuous
- am/is/are enshrouding
- Present perfect
- have/has enshrouded
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been enshrouding
- Past
- enshrouded
- Past continuous
- was/were enshrouding
- Past perfect
- had enshrouded
- Past perfect continuous
- had been enshrouding
- Future
- will enshroud
- Future continuous
- will be enshrouding
- Future perfect
- will have enshrouded
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been enshrouding
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: enshroud; enshrouds; enshrouded; enshrouded; enshrouding Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: enshrouds.
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