Question

davis has set world records, won olympic medals, and earned international acclaim, but nbc has seemed oddly reluctant to envelop davis in its cloying cloak of stardom, perhaps fearful of incurring the wrath of his mother. source: new york times in this sentence, envelop means to: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering change or alter in form, appearance, or nature make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow take the place or move into the position of

Explanation:

In the context, "envelop" is used to describe NBC's reluctance to fully surround or cover Davis with the "cloak of stardom", which implies enclosing or enfolding completely with or as if with a covering.

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enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering