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en·cir·cle
(ĕn-sûr′kəl)tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles
1. To form a circle around; surround: A belt encircled his waist.
2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of: The moon encircles the earth.
en·cir′cle·ment n.
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encircle
(ɪnˈsɜːkəl)vb
(tr) to form a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround
enˈcirclement n
enˈcircling adj
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en•cir•cle
(ɛnˈsɜr kəl)v.t. -cled, -cling.
1. to form a circle around; surround; encompass.
2. to make a circling movement around; make a circuit of.
[1350–1400]
en•cir′cle•ment, n.
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encircle
Past participle: encircled
Gerund: encircling
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Verb | 1. | encircle - form a circle around; "encircle the errors" |
2. | encircle - bind with something round or circular hoop - bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats" bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
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encircle
verb surround, ring, circle, enclose, encompass, compass, envelop, girdle, circumscribe, hem in, enfold, environ, gird in, begird (poetic), enwreath A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.
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Translations
يُطَوِّقِ
omkranseomringe
körülkerít
umkringja
apņemtielenktietvert
obkoliti
çevresini sarmak
encircle
[ɪnˈsɜːkl] VT → rodear (with de) (Mil) → sitiar; [+ waist, shoulders] → ceñirit is encircled by a wall → está rodeado de una tapia
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encircle
[ɪnˈsɜːrkəl] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
encircle
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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encircle
(inˈsəːkl) verb to surround. Enemies encircled him.
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encircle
vt. rodear, circundar.
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