A reader sent this one to me. It took some researching for me to confirm that the warm water would “envelop” your body. Here is the Merriam Webster online dictionary definition of “envelop” and “envelope”
- Envelop – transitive verb
- 1: to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
- Envelope – noun
- 2: something that envelops: WRAPPER
- the envelope of air around the earth
- 2: something that envelops: WRAPPER
A transitive verb is defined as “a verb that requires a direct object, which is a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that follows the verb and completes the sentence’s meaning by indicating the person or thing that receives the action of the verb.”
In this example, you are talking about the action the water takes on your body (direct object, which is a noun). Envelop is the correct word here because it will “enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.”
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