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Shroud (Verb)

Wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The undertaker carefully prepared to shroud the body for the funeral ceremony.
Her face was pale and wan, and a dark shroud of grief seemed to surround her.
Shroud the remains in a sheet and carry them to the morgue for further examination.
A sense of foreboding and dread began to shroud the town as news of the approaching storm spread.
The family decided to shroud the corpse in their ancestral ceremonial attire before the burial.

Form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Fog shrouded the entire landscape, reducing visibility to just a few feet.
A dark veil seemed to shroud her face as she hid her sorrow.
The trees towered above, their leaves shrouding the clearing in a canopy of green.
Smoke from the fire shrouded the village, a signal to the enemy that the villagers had been warned.
Dark clouds gathered, shrouding the moon and casting a foreboding shadow over the landscape.

Cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Uncertainty shrouds the future of the struggling company as investors pull out their funds.
The dense fog shrouded the mountains, making navigation extremely difficult for hikers.
Her past is shrouded in secrecy, and very little is known about her life before fame.
The death of the artist has shrouded his unfinished works in controversy and speculation.
The ancient ritual was shrouded in mystery, and its true purpose remains unknown to this day.