enshroud means to cover with (or as if with) a shroud.
Why “enshroud” is a great word
To cover or conceal something completely, as if with a shroud. From the prefix en- (meaning "to put into or onto") + the noun shroud (meaning "a covering, especially for a corpse"), first recorded in English use in 1582. Unlike envelop, which suggests a neutral or even gentle wrapping, or conceal, which stresses a motive of hiding, enshroud emphasizes the method: a deliberate pall of obscurity, darkness, or mystery drawn over its subject. It is the fog that swallows a harbor whole, the heavy velvet drawn across a forgotten mirror, or the breathless hush of dust settling on unread letters—a covering that does not merely hide, but mourns what it hides.
Etymology
From en- + shroud.
verb
- to cover with (or as if with) a shroude.g.“mountains enshrouded in mist”
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