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encircle

en·cir·cle [ in súrk'l, en súrk'l ] (past and past participle en·cir·cled, present participle en·cir·cling, 3rd person present singular en·cir·cles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. surround somebody or something: to form a circle around somebody or something

2. make circuit of somebody or something: to move in a circle around somebody or something


en·cir·cle·ment noun
en·cir·cling adjective
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