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# to form a [[circle]] about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle. | # to form a [[circle]] about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle. | ||
| − | # to enclose; envelop: The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person. | + | # to enclose; envelop: The folds of a great cloak encompassed her [[person]]. |
| − | # to include comprehensively: a work that encompasses the entire range of the world's religious beliefs. | + | # to include comprehensively: a [[work]] that encompasses the entire range of the world's [[religious]] [[beliefs]]. |
# Obsolete. to outwit. | # Obsolete. to outwit. | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
