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   encompass

   /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/

   verb

   • 1. surround and have or hold within: "this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James's Park to the south" Similar surroundencloseringencirclecircumscribeskirtboundborderfringeclose inshut infence inwall inhedge inhem inconfineliterary:girdgirdleengirdrare:compassenviron
   • ▪ include comprehensively: "no studies encompass all sectors of medical care" Similar coverembraceincludeincorporatetake incontaincompriseinvolvedeal withformal:comprehend
   • 2. cause to take place: archaic "an act designed to encompass the death of the king"

   Derivatives

   • 1. encompassment noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • E

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   • N

     1

   • C

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   • O

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   • M

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   • P

     3

   • A

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   • S

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   • S

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