encircle
1Encircle — 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… …
2encircle — index border (bound), circumscribe (surround by boundary), comprehend (include), contain (enclose), delimit …
3encircle — c.1400, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + CIRCLE (Cf. circle). Related: Encircled; encircling; encirclement …
4encircle — *surround, environ, circle, encompass, compass, hem, gird, girdle, ring Analogous words: *enclose, envelop: circumscribe, confine, *limit …
5encircle — [v] circumscribe band, begird, cincture, circle, circuit, compass, cover, enclose, encompass, enfold, enring, envelop, environ, gird in, girdle, halo, hem in*, inclose, invest, ring, surround, wreathe; concept 758 Ant. let go, unloose …
6encircle — ► VERB ▪ form a circle around; surround. DERIVATIVES encirclement noun …
7encircle — [en sʉr′kəl, insʉr′kəl] vt. encircled, encircling 1. to make a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround 2. to move in a circle around encirclement n …
8encircle — UK [ɪnˈsɜː(r)k(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈsɜrk(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms encircle : present tense I/you/we/they encircle he/she/it encircles present participle encircling past tense encircled past participle encircled to completely surround someone or …
9encircle — encirclement, n. /en serr keuhl/, v.t., encircled, encircling. 1. to form a circle around; surround; encompass: to encircle an enemy. 2. to make a circling movement around; make the circuit of. [1350 1400; ME; see EN 1, CIRCLE] * * * …
10encircle — verb Encircle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑waist, ↑wrist …
