From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Encompass \En*com"pass\, verb (used with an object) [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.
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