encircled

[en-sur-kuhl]

Origin

verb (used with object), -cled, -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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Encircled is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Word Origin & History

encircle

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

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