Definition for EN-COM'PASS

EN-COM'PASS, v.t. [from compass.]

  1. To encircle; to surround; as, a ring encompasses the finger.
  2. To environ; to inclose; to surround; to shut in. A besieging army encompassed the city of Jerusalem.
  3. To go or sail round; as, Drake encompassed the globe.

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