encompass
I
(include) verb
adscribere, complecti, comprise, consist of, contain, continere, cover, embrace, hold, incorporate, span, subsume, take in
associated concepts: encompass a broad cross section of the law
II
(surround) verb
be circumjacent, begird, belt, border, bound, cincture, cingere, circle, circuit, circumcludere, circumplecti, circumscribe, compass, corral, edge, encase, encincture, encircle, enclose, enclose on all sides, engird, enring, ensphere, envelop, enwrap, fence in, form a circle round, gird, girdle, hem in, immure, keep in, pen in, ring, shut in, wall in, wrap
III
index
border (bound), circumscribe (surround by boundary), comprehend (include), comprise, consist, constitute (compose), contain (enclose), delimit, demarcate, embrace (encircle), enclose, envelop, hedge, include, incorporate (include)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006