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encompass
English
Etymology
From Middle English encompassen, equivalent to en- +? compass.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?k?m.p?s/, /?n?k?m.p?s/, /?n?k?m.p?s/
Verb
encompass (third-person singular simple present encompasses, present participle encompassing, simple past and past participle encompassed)
- (transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
- (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
- Synonym: embrace
- (transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
- This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
- Synonym: (now rare) comprehend
- (transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
- Drake encompassed the globe.
Related terms
- encompassment
Translations
References
- encompass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- encompass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
encompass From the web:
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embarrass
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French embarrasser (“to block, to obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em- (“in”) (from Latin im-) + baraço (“noose, rope”), the latter ultimately being from Akkadian ???? (KEŠDA /rak?su/, “to tie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?bæ.??s/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /?m?b???s/
- Rhymes: -ær?s
Verb
embarrass (third-person singular simple present embarrasses, present participle embarrassing, simple past and past participle embarrassed)
- (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
- (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
- (transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
Synonyms
- (humiliate): abash, discomfit, disconcert, humiliate, shame
- See also Thesaurus:abash
Derived terms
- embarrassment
Translations
Further reading
- embarrass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- embarrass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “embarrass”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
References
- “embarrass” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
embarrass From the web:
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- what embarrassed means
- what embarrassing thing does ralph
- what embarrasses you the most
- what embarrasses you
- what embarrassing punishment do i deserve
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