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encompass
[ en-kuhm-puhs ]
verb (used with object)
He built a moat to encompass the castle.
The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person.
- to include comprehensively:
a work that encompasses the entire range of the world's religious beliefs.
- Obsolete. to outwit.
encompass
/ ɪˈʌə /
verb
- to enclose within a circle; surround
- to bring about; cause to happen; contrive
he encompassed the enemy's ruin
- to include entirely or comprehensively
this book encompasses the whole range of knowledge
Derived Forms
- ˈdz貹Գ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·dz·貹·Գ noun
- ܲ··dz·貹 adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of encompass1
Example Sentences
FND Action said the brain network disorder encompassed neurological symptoms including limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, walking difficulties, spasms, twitching, sensory issues and more.
She admitted that Trump’s strategy — including tariffs on countries other than Vietnam — could affect her district, which encompasses Little Saigon.
Supreme Court ruling that upheld the definition of harm to encompass “significant habitat modification or degradation.”
Ostensibly concerning the life and times of Nick Shay, a waste-management executive, the 827-page novel encompasses mob hits, CIA schemes, the machinations of the art world and much more.
Without theater — which today encompasses possibilities and forms the Athenians could not have imagined — democracy is deeply imperiled.
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