encircle
verb
1 encircle
Form or draw a circle around:
— Encircle the errors.
synonym: circle.
Roget 76:
be included in
&c.;
come under,
fall under,
range under;
belong to,
pertain to;
range with;
merge in.
include,
comprise,
comprehend,
contain,
admit,
embrace,
receive;
inclose
etc.
(circumscribe)
229;
embody,
encircle.
reckon among,
enumerate among,
number among;
refer to;
place with,
arrange with,
place under;
take into account.
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Roget 247:
make round
etc.
adj.;
round.
go round;
encircle
etc.
227;
describe a circle
etc.
311.
Dutch: omsingelen
2 encircle
Bind with something round or circular.
synonym: gird.
Roget 227:
lie around
etc.
adv.;
surround,
beset,
compass,
encompass,
environ,
inclose,
enclose,
encircle,
embrace,
circumvent,
lap,
gird;
belt;
begird,
engird†;
skirt,
twine round;
hem in
etc.
(circumscribe)
229.
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