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encircle

[en-sur-kuhl]

Origin

verb (used with object), en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling.

to form a circle around; surround; encompass: to encircle an enemy.

to make a circling movement around; make the circuit of.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see en-¹, circle

Related forms

en·cir·cle·ment, noun

un·en·cir·cled, adjective

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encircle (ɪnˈsɜːk^əl)

—vb
	(tr) to form a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround

en'circlement

—n

en'circling

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

encircle

c.1400, from en- "make, put in" + circle. Related: Encircled; encircling.

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