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  • 21engird — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Archaic. To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring.1 See EDGE …

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  • 22girt — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, ring1. Archaic: engird. See EDGE …

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  • 23beset — v. a. 1. Surround, encompass, environ, encircle, enclose, besiege, hem in. See beleaguer. 2. Embarrass, perplex, entangle. 3. Set, bestud, bestick, set about, engirdle, encircle, decorate, ornament, embellish, garnish …

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  • 24encircle — verb … and the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath Syn: surround, enclose, circle, girdle, ring, encompass; close in, shut in, fence in, wall in, hem in, confine; literary gird, engirdle See note at circumscribe …

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  • 25enclose — verb 1) tall trees enclosed the campsite Syn: surround, circle, ring, girdle, encompass, encircle; confine, close in, shut in, corral, fence in, wall in, hedge in, hem in; literary gird, engirdle Se …

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  • 26engird — [en gʉrd′ l] vt. engirdled, engirdling [en gʉrd′] vt. engirt or engirded, engirding Archaic to encircle; encompass; gird: also engirdle [en gʉrd′ l] vt. engirdled, engirdling …

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  • 27enzone — /in zōnˈ/ transitive verb 1. To engirdle 2. To enclose with or as if with a zone or belt ORIGIN: ↑en (1a) * * * enzone see en prefix1 1 a …

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  • 28ingird — ingird, ingirdle see engird, engirdle …

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  • 29ingirdle — ingird, ingirdle see engird, engirdle …

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