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v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encompass.

"And my attitude was that a story on "Asian people" as a whole can only be a kind of a failure because the term encompasses such large groups of people who have different immigration histories, class backgrounds, and nationalities."

encompassed    encompasses    encompassing   

include   

encompassment   

invest    inclose    encircle    environ    shut up   

compass