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Encompass

//ɪnˈkʌmpəs// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To form a circle around; to encircle. transitive
  2. 2
    include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory wordnet
  3. 3
    To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain. transitive

    "his piercing inſtruments of ſight: Whose fiery circles beare encompaſſed A heauen of heauenly bodies in their Spheares:"

  4. 4
    To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively. transitive

    "This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs."

  5. 5
    To go around, especially, to circumnavigate. transitive

    "Drake encompassed the globe."

Etymology

From Middle English encompassen. By surface analysis, en- + compass.

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