<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.</li><li>to enclose; envelop: The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person.</li><li>to include comprehensively: a work that encompasses the entire range of the world's religious beliefs.</li><li>Obsolete: to outwit.</li></ul>