different between inclose vs encompass
inclose
English
Verb
inclose (third-person singular simple present incloses, present participle inclosing, simple past and past participle inclosed)
- (now uncommon) Alternative form of enclose
Anagrams
- cineols, close in, colines
inclose From the web:
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:
- what encompasses
- what encompasses all organizational information
- what encompasses the uk
- what encompasses us environmental policy
- what encompass means
- what encompasses the united kingdom
- what encompasses culture
- what encompasses north america
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