encompass : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: encompass	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
encompass v include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" Synonym(s): embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
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.