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Definition of: encompass
(in·kum′pəs) v.t.
1. To form a circle around; encircle.
2. To surround, either protectively or hostilely; shut in.
3. Obs. To outwit. See synonyms under EMBRACE1.
—en·com′pass·ment noun
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