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What does encompass mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word encompass? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
  2. (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. (transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
  4. (transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
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Fold the dough over to form a semi-circle, and crimp the edges to encompass the filling.
This might encompass some residential care, day care and sheltered housing side by side.
Subsequently, the group expanded its range to encompass all of the Earth's major cratonic blocks.
The facilities encompass a putting green, a driving range, and a 2,900-square-foot clubhouse with a snack bar.
A backup and data protection plan needs to encompass desktop and laptop PCs, in addition to network servers.
They encompass social practices and institutionalized behavior and fundamentally affect the lives of women.

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