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encircle
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encircle
v.
surround, enclose, hem in, circumscribe, make a circle around
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encircle
Verb
1. be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
(synonym) surround, environ, circle, round, ring
(hypernym) hold, bear, carry, contain
(hyponym) twine
2. form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
(synonym) circle
(hypernym) shape, form
(derivation) blockade, encirclement
3. bind with something round or circular
(synonym) gird
(hypernym) bind
(hyponym) hoop
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encircle
v.
obklopit; obehnat
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encircle
Czas.
otaczać; okrążać
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Encircle
(v. t.)
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.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
