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encircle

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
encircle/ɪnˈsɜːkl/

▶verb form a circle around; surround.

– derivatives
encirclement noun.

'encircle' also found in these Oxford entries:

around - bind - cincture - circumfuse - circumstance - close - compass - engirdle - gird - girdle - girth - hoop - hoopla - loop - perfoliate - precinct - quoit - round - seine - surround - wind - wrap - wreathe - zone

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