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Webster 1913 Edition
Encompass
En-com′pass
,Verb.
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.
Syn. – To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ; invest; hem in; shut up.
Webster 1828 Edition
Encompass
ENCOM'PASS
,Verb.
T.
1.
To environ; to inclose; to surround; to shut in. A besieging army encompassed the city of Jerusalem.2.
To go or sail round; as Drake encompassed the globe.