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Encompass [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To encircle; to surround; as, a ring encompasses the finger.

2. To environ; to inclose; to surround; to shut in. A besieging army encompassed the city of Jerusalem.

3. To go or sail round; as Drake encompassed the globe.

Encompass [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world.

Encompassed [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Encircled; surrounded; inclosed; shut in.

Encompassed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Encompassing [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Encircling; surrounding; confining.

Encompassing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Encompassment [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A surrounding.

2. A going round; circumlocution in speaking.

Encompassment [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention.