Encompass | Mean of encompass in English Dictionary

/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/

• Verb
• to include (something) as a part
1. My interests encompass [=cover, include] a broad range of topics.
2. The district encompasses most of the downtown area.
• to cover or surround (an area)
1. A thick fog encompassed [=enveloped] the city.
2. a neighborhood encompassed by a highway