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ENCOMPASSMENT

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en⋅com⋅pass

  [en-kuhm-puhs]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
2. to enclose; envelop: The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person.
3. to include comprehensively: a work that encompasses the entire range of the world's religious beliefs.
4. Obsolete. to outwit.
Origin:
1545–55; en- 1 + compass

Related forms:
en⋅com⋅pass⋅ment, noun
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en·com·pass   (ěn-kŭm'pəs)   
tr.v.   en·com·passed, en·com·pass·ing, en·com·pass·es

  1. To form a circle or ring around; surround. See Synonyms at surround.

  2. To enclose; envelop.

  3. To constitute or include: a survey that encompassed a wide range of participants.

  4. To accomplish; achieve.

en·com'pass·ment n.
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Word Origin & History

encompass 
c.1555, from en- "make, put in" + compass.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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