Environ vs Encompass - What's the difference?
environ | encompass | Related terms |
To surround; to encircle.
* 1673 , ”:
* Spenser
* Shakespeare
* John Donne
To form a circle around; to encircle.
To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
Environ is a related term of encompass.
As verbs the difference between environ and encompass
is that environ is to surround; to encircle while encompass is to form a circle around; to encircle.environ
English
Verb
(en verb)- I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs
- By the known rules of antient libertie,
- When strait a barbarous noise environs me
- Of Owles and Cuckoes, Asses, Apes and Doggs.
- Dwelling in a pleasant glade, / With mountains round about environed .
- Environed he was with many foes.
- Environ me with darkness whilst I write.
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English
Verb
(es)- This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
- Drake encompassed the globe.
