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encircle

verb

/ɪnˈsɜːrkəl/

Meaning

to form a circle around something

The protesters encircled the building in a human chain.

surround, encompass, enclose, gird, besiege

free, release, uncover

encircle the city, encircle the area, encircle the building, encircle with

To ask someone urgently and fervently to do something; to beg.

to collect or gather with a rake; to scrape or smooth a surface

To drink, absorb, or take in (liquid, knowledge, or ideas).

To be a typical example of or to illustrate something clearly, to show as an example or demonstrate.

To remove someone from a position or place of power or authority.

To disturb or unsettle greatly in mind.