# encompass

Pronunciation: say "in-KUM-puhs" US/UK /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/, AUS /ɪnˈkɐmpəs/

## Verb

1. To include something completely, or to describe it fully and comprehensively.
   - Simple: To include something completely, covering all its parts.
   - _The report encompasses every aspect of the company's operations._
   - _A useful summary should encompass all the main arguments._
2. To include something within its scope, or to surround and enclose it.
   - Simple: To surround something completely, or to hold it inside.
   - _The new policy encompasses all temporary staff as well as full-time employees._
   - _Steep mountains encompass the valley on every side._
3. To form a circle around something, so as to encircle it.
   - Simple: To make a complete circle around something.
   - _A ring of standing stones encompasses the ancient burial mound._
   - _Soldiers moved quickly to encompass the enemy camp._
4. To travel around something, especially to sail completely around it.
   - Simple: To travel all the way around something.
   - _Magellan's crew set out to encompass the globe._
   - _The expedition encompassed the entire continent on foot over two years._

## Origin

From Middle English encompassen, formed by surface analysis from the prefix en- and compass.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/encompass (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).