encircle

  • 11encircle — [[t]ɪnsɜ͟ː(r)k(ə)l[/t]] encircles, encircling, encircled VERB To encircle something or someone means to surround or enclose them, or to go round them. [V n] A forty foot high concrete wall encircles the jail... [V n] By 22nd November the Sixth… …

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  • 12Encircle foundation — Infobox Company company name = Encircle Foundation Ltd company ownership = Charity, Company limited by guarantee company type = Private company company slogan = You can make it Count foundation = Encircle, Ireland (2002) location = Dublin,… …

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  • 13encircle — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English enserclen Date: 15th century 1. to form a circle around ; surround 2. to pass completely around • encirclement noun …

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  • 14encircle — verb /ɛnˈsɜrkəl/ To surround, form a circle around …

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  • 15encircle — Synonyms and related words: admit, assimilate, band, begird, beleaguer, belt, belt in, beset, besiege, blockade, bound, box in, cage, chamber, cincture, circle, circuit, circuiteer, circulate, circumambulate, circummigrate, circumnavigate,… …

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  • 16encircle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. environ, surround, embrace, encompass, enclose; span, ring, loop, girdle. See environment, circumscription. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. encompass, circle, girdle, enclose; see circle , surround 1 , 2 …

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  • 17encircle — en|cir|cle [ınˈsə:kəl US ə:r ] v [T] to surround someone or something completely ▪ The island was encircled by a dusty road. >encirclement n [U] …

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  • 18encircle — en|cir|cle [ ın sɜrkl ] verb transitive to completely surround something: A high fence encircles the property …

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  • 19encircle — en·cir·cle || ɪn sɜːkl v. surround, enclose, hem in, circumscribe, make a circle around …

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  • 20encircle — verb form a circle around; surround. Derivatives encirclement noun …

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