Encompass

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To form a circle or ring around; surround. See Synonyms at surround.
  • v. To enclose; envelop.
  • v. To constitute or include: a survey that encompassed a wide range of participants.
  • v. To accomplish; achieve.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To form a circle around; to encircle.
  • v. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  • v. To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
  • v. To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To form a circle about; encircle.
  • To environ; inclose; surround; shut in: as, the besieging army encompassed Jerusalem.
  • To go or sail round: as, Drake encompassed the globe.
  • To get into one's toils; get round; gain power over.
  • To compass or bring about; accomplish.
  • Synonyms To gird, invest, hem in, shut up.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    include   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    invest    inclose    encircle    environ    shut up    surround    hem in    include    embrace    comprehend   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    compass