encircle

en·cir·cle  (n-sûrkl)

tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles

1. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround.

2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of.

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en·circle·ment n.

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encircle [ɪnˈsɜːk^əl]

vb

(tr) to form a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround

encirclement  n

encircling  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	encircle - form a circle around; "encircle the errors" circle shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
	2.	encircle - bind with something round or circular gird 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.

Translations

encircle [ɪnˈsɜːkl] VT → rodear (with de) (Mil) → sitiar; [+ waist, shoulders] → ceñir
it is encircled by a wall → está rodeado de una tapia

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encircle [ɪnˈsɜː^rk^əl] vt

(= surround) [troops, tanks] [+ city, building] → entourer, encercler

[bracelet] [+ wrist] → entourer; [wall, mountains] → entourer
His arm encircled her waist → Son bras entourait sa taille.

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encircle

vt (= surround) → umgeben, umfassen; (belt) → umschließen, umfassen; (troops) → einkreisen, umfassen; building → umstellen; his arm encircled her waist → er hielt ihre Taille umfasst; the house is encircled by trees → das Haus ist von Bäumen umstanden

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encircle [ɪnˈsɜːkl] vt → circondare (Mil) → accerchiare; (waist, shoulders) → stringere

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encircle [ɪnˈsɜːkl] vt → circondare (Mil) → accerchiare; (waist, shoulders) → stringere

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encircle

v encircle [inˈsəːkl]

to surround Enemies encircled him. omsingel, omring يُطَوِّقِ обкръжавам obklíčit omringe; omkranse umzingeln περικυκλώνω rodear sisse piirama محاصره کردن saartaa encercler לְהָקִיף घेरना okružiti körülkerít, bekerít mengepung umkringja circondare, accerchiare 囲む 에워싸다 apsupti apņemt; ietvert; ielenkt mengepung omringen omringe, bevege seg i en ring, kretse om otoczyć cercar a încercui окружать obkľúčiť, obkolesiť obkrožiti okružiti omge, omringa, inringa ล้อมรอบ çevresini sarmak 包圍 оточувати حلقے میں لینا bao vây 包围