encompass
UK /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ US /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/
verb 4
Definitions
verb
1
To form a circle around; to encircle.
2
To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
his piercing inſtruments of ſight: Whose fiery circles beare encompaſſed A heauen of heauenly bodies in their Spheares:
Those trajectories encompassed absolute social extremes: the kings of France making their solemn entries into Paris through the Ludovician Arch of the Porte [...]
3
To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
4
To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
Drake encompassed the globe.
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