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List of meaning for encompassing

across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide(adj)

broad in scope or content

"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

encompassing(a), surrounding(a), circumferent(adj)

closely encircling

"encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside"

to form a circle around

a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town

to have as part of a whole

textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history

to surround or cover closely

a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals

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