Encompass vs Exclude - What's the difference?
encompass | exclude |
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.
To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.
To expel; to put out.
(legal, of evidence) To refuse to accept as valid.
(medicine) To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.
As verbs the difference between encompass and exclude
is that encompass is to form a circle around; to encircle while exclude is to bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.encompass
English
Verb
(es)- This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
- Drake encompassed the globe.
Synonyms
* comprehend * embrace * includeReferences
* *exclude
English
Verb
(exclud)- to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs