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ENCOMPASS

\ɛnkˈʌmpəs], \ɛnkˈʌmpəs], \ɛ_n_k_ˈʌ_m_p_ə_s]\

Definitions of ENCOMPASS

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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To surround; encircle; gird; beset.
Encompassment.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Encompassment.
To compass or go round: to surround or inclose.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Encompassment.
To surround; inclose.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To surround; inclose.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To enclose, to encircle; to go round any place.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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