ENCOM'PASS, verb transitive [from compass.] To encircle; to surround; as, a ring encompasses the finger. 1. To environ; to inclose; to surround; to shut in. A besieging army encompassed the city of Jerusalem. 2. To go or sail round; as Drake encompassed the globe.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI