Encompass /(?)/

En·com·pass

Encompass

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Encompassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Encompassing

  1. To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world.
    A question may be encompassed with difficulty.
    — C. J. Smith.
    The love of all thy sons encompass thee.