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en·cir·cle
 encircle
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
encircles, encircling, encircled |
| definition: |
to form a circle around; surround.
- synonyms:
- environ, girdle, hoop, ring, surround, wreathe
- similar words:
- belt, bound, circle, circumscribe, close, enclose, encompass, envelop, gird, girth, hem in, rim, roll
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| related words: |
besiege, embrace, fold, lap, loop, mantle, margin, mob, orbit, surround, twine, wind, wrap |
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| derivation: |
encirclement (n.) |
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