encompass

(ĕn-kŭm'pəs)
tr.v., -passed, -pass·ing, -pass·es.

1. To form a circle or ring around; surround. See synonyms at surround.
2. To enclose; envelop.
3. To constitute or include: a survey that encompassed a wide range of participants.
4. To accomplish; achieve.

encompassment en·com'pass·ment n.

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verb

1. To encircle with or as if with a band: band¹, begird, belt, cincture, compass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring¹. Archaic engird. See edge/center.
2. To shut in on all sides: begird, beset, circle, compass, encircle, environ, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, ring¹, surround. See open/close.
3. To have as a part: comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, embrace, have, include, involve, subsume, take in. See include/exclude.

v

Definition: include, contain
Antonyms: exclude

IN BRIEF: To surround. Also: To contain or include.

Time has its own dimensions, and neither the sun nor the clock can encompass them all. — Hal Borland (1900-1978).

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• Relative Positions - encompassing: (adj) enclosing, forming a border around

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - omringe, indeholde, omfatte, gennemføre, udrette, nå, opnå

Nederlands (Dutch)
omsluiten, omcirkelen, omvatten, voltooien

Français (French)
v. tr. - entourer, ceindre, environner de, (fig) contenir, inclure, assaillir

Deutsch (German)
v. - umfassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιστοιχίζω, περιβάλλω, περικλείω, διαλαμβάνω

Italiano (Italian)
abbracciare, comprendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cercar, incluir, abranger

Русский (Russian)
охватывать, обводить, окружать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - comprender, abarcar, abrazar, englobar, incluir, encerrar, rodear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - omge, förorsaka, omfatta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
围绕, 包含, 包围, 完成

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

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 둘러싸다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り巻く, 包囲する, 含む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشمل, يطوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקיף, כיתר, הכיל‬

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