ENCIRCLE
| Pronunciation: | | en'surkul
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| Matching Terms: | | encircled, encirclement, Encirclet, encircling(a)
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [v] bind with something round or circular
- [v] form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
- [v] be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
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| | Synonyms: | | circle, circle, environ, gird, ring, round, surround |
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| | See Also: | | bear, begird, bind, carry, cloister, contain, form, gird, girt, girth, hold, hoop, shape, twine, wreath, wreathe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF.
encercler.]
To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring;
to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army
encircled the city.
Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.
Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
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