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encompass
To enclose; envelop:
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  1. To enclose; envelop:
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To form a circle or ring around; encircle.
circle
To form a circle around; encompass; surround
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  1. To form a circle around; encompass; surround
  2. A closed curve whose points are all on the same plane and at the same distance from a fixed point (the center).
  3. To move in a circle.
girdle
To surround or bind, as with a girdle
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  1. To surround or bind, as with a girdle
  2. To form a circle around:
  3. To remove a band of bark and cambium from the circumference of (a tree), usually in order to kill it.
enclose
To surround on all sides; close in:
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  1. To surround on all sides; close in:
  2. To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
  3. To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
begird
To bind around; gird
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  1. To bind around; gird
  2. To encircle; surround; encompass
  3. To encircle with or as if with a band.
beset
To attack from all sides; harass or besiege
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  1. To attack from all sides; harass or besiege
  2. To stud, as with jewels.
  3. To cover or set thickly with; stud
circle
A closed curve whose points are all on the same plane and at the same distance from a fixed point (the center).
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  1. A closed curve whose points are all on the same plane and at the same distance from a fixed point (the center).
  2. To form a circle around; encompass; surround
  3. To move in a circle.
compass
A device used to determine geographical direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle mounted on a pivot, aligning itself naturally with the Earth's magnetic field so that it points to the Earth's geomagnetic north or south pole.
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  1. A device used to determine geographical direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle mounted on a pivot, aligning itself naturally with the Earth's magnetic field so that it points to the Earth's geomagnetic north or south pole.
  2. To reach successfully; achieve; accomplish
  3. A device used for drawing circles and arcs and for measuring distances on maps, consisting of two legs hinged together at one end.
encompass
To have as part of something larger; include:
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  1. To have as part of something larger; include:
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To form a circle or ring around; encircle.
environ
To encircle; surround:
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  1. To encircle; surround:
  2. To surround; encircle
gird
To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.
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  1. To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.
  2. To encircle or fasten with a belt or band
  3. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
girdle
To kill a tree or woody shrub by removing or destroying a band of bark and cambium from its circumference. The plants die because the distribution of food down from the leaves (through the phloem) and sometimes the flow of water and nutrients up from the roots (through the xylem) is disrupted, and the cambium can no longer regenerate these vascular tissues to repair the damage. Unwanted trees, such as invasive or nonnative species, are often eliminated by girdling. Some plant diseases kill trees by destroying a ring of cambium and so girdling them. Gnawing animals, especially rodents, can also girdle trees.
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  1. To kill a tree or woody shrub by removing or destroying a band of bark and cambium from its circumference. The plants die because the distribution of food down from the leaves (through the phloem) and sometimes the flow of water and nutrients up from the roots (through the xylem) is disrupted, and the cambium can no longer regenerate these vascular tissues to repair the damage. Unwanted trees, such as invasive or nonnative species, are often eliminated by girdling. Some plant diseases kill trees by destroying a ring of cambium and so girdling them. Gnawing animals, especially rodents, can also girdle trees.
  2. To form a circle around:
  3. To remove a ring of bark from (a tree) as by cutting or chewing
hedge
To hide behind words; refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer
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  1. To hide behind words; refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer
  2. To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another.
  3. To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement.
hem
To utter a hem.
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  1. To utter a hem.
  2. To fold back the edge of and sew down; put a hem or hems on
  3. To make this sound, as in trying to get attention or in showing doubt
ring
To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing:
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  1. To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing:
  2. To cause (a bell, etc.) to ring
  3. To surround or encircle with or as with a ring
surround
To cause to be enclosed or encircled
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  1. To cause to be enclosed or encircled
  2. To be present on all or nearly all sides of; encircle
  3. To enclose with or as with troops, so as to cut off communication or retreat
Find another word for encircle. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for encircle, like: encompass, circle, girdle, enclose, circle, surround, begird, beset, circle, compass and encompass.

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  • She stepped forward, lifting her arms to encircle his neck.

  • to encircle the plateau of the Donets.

  • broad, and on the other by a range of hills which almost encircle the town.

  • The steep, narrow streets of the old town contrast with the wide, shady boulevards which encircle it and divide it from the suburbs.

  • Tracks of a belt line transfer company encircle the city, and altogether there are more than 500 m.

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