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  1. encompass | American Dictionary. verb [ T ] us / ɪnˈkʌm·pəs / Add to word list. to include several different things: The plan encompasses repaving the street and planting 40 new trees. (Definition of encompass from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

    • Encompass in Russian

      ENCOMPASS translate: охватывать, включать . Learn more in...

    • Encompass in Polish

      ENCOMPASS translate: obejmować, zawierać. Learn more in the...

    • Encomium

      ENCOMIUM definition: 1. a piece of writing, speech, etc....

    • Encore

      ENCORE definition: 1. an extra song or piece of music that...

  2. verb. en· com· pass in-ˈkəm-pəs. en-, also -ˈkäm- encompassed; encompassing; encompasses. Synonyms of encompass. transitive verb. 1. a. : include, comprehend. a plan that encompasses a number of aims. b. : envelop. 2. a. : to form a circle about : enclose. b. obsolete : to go completely around. 3. : bring about, accomplish. encompass a task.

  3. Encompass means to contain. When you see the word, picture a campus which encompasses lecture halls, a football field, a medical center, a dining hall and some parking lots. Encompass can be used when talking about anything that contains something else.

  4. to include different types of things: The festival is to encompass everything from music, theater, and ballet to literature, cinema, and the visual arts. Synonyms. cover. embrace. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Including and containing. absorptive capacity. accessibly.

  5. 3 meanings: 1. to enclose within a circle; surround 2. to bring about; cause to happen; contrive 3. to include entirely or.... Click for more definitions.

  6. 1. to enclose within a circle; surround. 2. to bring about; cause to happen; contrive: he encompassed the enemy's ruin. 3. to include entirely or comprehensively: this book encompasses the whole range of knowledge. enˈcompassment n.

  7. 1. To form a circle or ring around; encircle. 2. To enclose; envelop: "The blackness of the eternal night encompassed me" (Edgar Allan Poe). 3. To have as part of something larger; include: a galaxy encompassing billions of stars. See Synonyms at include. en·com′pass·ment n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.