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v. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround.

v. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of.

v. To surround, form a circle around.

v. To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround

To form a circle round; inclose or surround circularly; embrace as in a ring or circle; gird: as, luminous rings encircle Saturn.

To encompass; surround; environ: as, the army encircled the city.

To move about in a circular direction; make the circuit of.

v. form a circle around

v. bind with something round or circular

"They took further measurements over a 24 hour period and two men trekked 4.3 miles (7 km) to "encircle" the pole area."

encircled    encircles    encircling   

form    shape   

circuit   

encirclement   

inclose    environ    encompass    surround   

Merkel    circle    heterocercal   

ill-satisfied    throuble    upper-cut    cannie    sincethey    uppish    desert    wj    plaguey    encumber