encompassing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: encompassing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for encompassing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
encompassing adj 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" Synonym(s): across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" Synonym(s): encompassing(a), surrounding(a), circumferent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Encompass \Encom"pass\, v. t. [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.