What does "encompass" mean?

To form a circle around; to encircle.

What is a synonym for "encompass"?

Common synonyms include: embrace, accouple, accumulate, add, admit, agglutinate.

/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ verb

verb ·Common ·High school level

Verb

1
To form a circle around; to encircle. transitive
2
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory wordnet
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
To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively. transitive
"This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs."
5
To go around, especially, to circumnavigate. transitive
"Drake encompassed the globe."

"The optimal formula which would encompass all these factors has not been proposed."

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