Définition/Signification de encompass

• English - Verb: encompass ( third-person singular simple present encompasses , present participle encompassing , simple past and past participle encompassed ) ( transitive ) To form a circle around; to encircle . ( transitive ) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain . ( transitive ) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively . This…
• English - Etymology: en- +‎ compass
• English - References: encompass in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co ., New York , 1911 encompass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913