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encompass definition

en·com·pass (en kum′pəs, in-)

transitive verb

  1. to shut in all around; surround; encircle
  2. to contain; include
  3. to bring about; achieve; contrive to encompass its destruction

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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