tr.v., -cled, -cling, -cles.

1. To form a circle around; surround. See synonyms at surround.
2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of.

encirclement en·cir'cle·ment n.

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verb

To shut in on all sides: begird, beset, circle, compass, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, ring¹, surround. See open/close.

v

Definition: circumscribe
Antonyms: let go, unloose

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IN BRIEF: To surround.

Large fir trees encircle the small town.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - omringe, danne kreds om

Nederlands (Dutch)
omringen, omsingelen, omcirkelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - encercler, entourer, cerner, ceindre

Deutsch (German)
v. - umgeben, einkreisen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιβάλλω, περικυκλώνω, περιστοιχίζω, (περι)ζώνω, (περι)σφίγγω

Italiano (Italian)
accerchiare, circondare, cingere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cercar

Русский (Russian)
окружать, охватывать, опоясывать, кружиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rodear, circundar, cercar, envolver, sitiar, poner un círculo alrededor de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - omringa, omge, innesluta

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
环绕, 包围, 围绕

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 環繞, 包圍, 圍繞

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 둘러싸다, 일주하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り囲む, …のまわりを一周する, 囲む, 周りを一周する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطوق, يحيط ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקיף, כיתר‬

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