Encompass

  • 11encompass — UK [ɪnˈkʌmpəs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms encompass : present tense I/you/we/they encompass he/she/it encompasses present participle encompassing past tense encompassed past participle encompassed formal a) to include a lot of people or… …

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  • 12encompass — verb Encompass is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑category, ↑definition Encompass is used with these nouns as the object: ↑range, ↑whole …

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  • 13encompass — [[t]ɪnkʌ̱mpəs[/t]] encompasses, encompassing, encompassed 1) VERB If something encompasses particular things, it includes them. [V n] ...the extra services, which start next September and encompass a wide range of special interests... [V n] His… …

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  • 14encompass — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. to form a circle about ; enclose b. obsolete to go completely around 2. a. envelop b. include, comprehend …

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  • 15encompass — encompassment, n. /en kum peuhs/, v.t. 1. to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle. 2. to enclose; envelop: The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person. 3. to include comprehensively: a work that… …

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  • 16encompass — en|com|pass [ ın kʌmpəs ] verb transitive FORMAL to include a lot of people or things: The student debates will encompass a range of subjects. a. to include or surround an area completely: His kingdom encompassed 890 square miles …

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  • 17encompass — verb 1) the apartment buildings encompass common recreational grounds, complete with swimming pool and tennis court Syn: surround, enclose, encircle, circumscribe, bound, border; literary gird, engird; rare compass See note at circumscribe 2) the …

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  • 18Encompass New Opera Theatre — (ENOT) is a professional opera company located in New York City, NY and is a member of Opera America. [ [http://www.operaamerica.org/about/membership/states/ny.asp OPERA America The National Service Organization for Opera ] ] The company s… …

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  • 19encompass with gloom — index obnubilate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20Encompass (company) — Infobox Company type = Subsidiary foundation = United States location = United States parent = Yahoo!Encompass is a company based in the United States and was acquired by Yahoo!.References …

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