Hypertext Webster Gateway: "encompass"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Encompass \En*com"pass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encompassed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Encompassing}.]
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. --Shak.
A question may be encompassed with difficulty. --C. J.
Smith.
The love of all thy sons encompass thee. --Tennyson.
Syn: To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ;
invest; hem in; shut up.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
encompass
v : include in scope; include as part of something broader; have
as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a
wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this
should cover everyone in the group" [syn: {embrace}, {comprehend},
{cover}]
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