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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Encompass \En*com"pass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encompassed}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Encompassing}.]
     To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to
     encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the
     finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the
     world. --Shak.
  
           A question may be encompassed with difficulty. --C. J.
                                                    Smith.
  
           The love of all thy sons encompass thee. --Tennyson.
  
     Syn: To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ;
          invest; hem in; shut up.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  encompass
       v : include in scope; include as part of something broader; have
           as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a
           wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this
           should cover everyone in the group" [syn: {embrace}, {comprehend},
            {cover}]

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