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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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
encompassing \encompassing\ adjective closely enveloping or surrounding on all sides.
Syn: ambient, enveloping, surrounding(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
encompassing
adjective
1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
2: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" [syn: {encompassing(a)}, {surrounding(a)}]
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