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View synonyms for encompass

encompass

[ en-kuhm-puhs ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to form a circle about; encircle; surround:

    He built a moat to encompass the castle.

  2. The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person.

  3. to include comprehensively:

    a work that encompasses the entire range of the world's religious beliefs.

  4. Obsolete. to outwit.


encompass

/ ɪnˈkʌmpəs /

verb

  1. to enclose within a circle; surround
  2. to bring about; cause to happen; contrive

    he encompassed the enemy's ruin

  3. to include entirely or comprehensively

    this book encompasses the whole range of knowledge

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • enˈcompassment, noun
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Other Words From

  • en·com·pass·ment noun
  • un·en·com·passed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of encompass1

First recorded in 1545–55; en- 1 + compass
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Example Sentences

The Antiquities Act of 1906 gives presidents the authority to designate monuments to protect “objects of historic and scientific interest” and can encompass geologic wonders, archaeological sites and wildlife habitat.

But there may be limits to American tolerance for victim-blaming, especially when the victim pool encompasses the vast majority of Americans.

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He essentially was all encompassing for the Clippers in delivering them to a 123-115 win over the Detroit Pistons at the Intuit Dome on Wednesday night.

That figure encompassed 54.3 million retired workers, their spouses and their children, nearly 6 million survivors of deceased workers and more than 8.3 million disabled workers and their dependents.

Adra’s words, soft yet resolute, encompassed the idea of tenacity in a way that no medley of songs or montage of movies could ever do.

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