Definition of encompass

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Encompass (v. t.) 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..

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Span :: Span (v. t.) To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object; as, to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder..
Gold-bound :: Gold-bound (a.) Encompassed with gold.
Begird :: Begird (v. t.) To surround as with a band; to encompass.
Amid :: Amid (prep.) In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
Incompass :: Incompass (v. t.) See Encompass.
Round :: Round (prep.) On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass..
Isle :: Isle (v. t.) To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island..
Gird :: Gird (v. t.) To surround; to encircle, or encompass..
Fathom :: Fathom (v. t.) To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span.
In :: In (prep.) The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among..
Tiara :: Tiara (n.) The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity..
Encompassment :: Encompassment (n.) The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention..
Vest :: Vest (n.) To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely..
Round :: Round (v. t.) To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
Circumambient :: Circumambient (a.) Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing.
Belt :: Belt (v. t.) To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround..
Circummure :: Circummure (v. t.) To encompass with a wall.
Circle :: Circle (n.) To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle..
Headstall :: Headstall (n.) That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.
Surround :: Surround (v. t.) To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.
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