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Meaning of 'encompassing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Encompassing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Encompass

Meaning of 'encompassing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . encompassing [ s]
Meaning (1):
- broad in scope or content
Example in sentence:
  • a panoptic study of Soviet nationality;
  • across-the-board pay increases;
  • an all-embracing definition;
  • an invention with broad applications;
  • blanket sanctions against human-rights violators;
  • granted him wide powers
Meaning (2):
- closely encircling
Example in sentence:
  • encompassing mountain ranges;
  • the surrounding countryside

Nearby Words:

encage encaged encalendar encamp encamped encamping encampment encanker encapsulation encarnalize

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