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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Encircle \En*cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF.
     encercler.]
     To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring;
     to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army
     encircled the city.
  
           Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.
  
     Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  encircle
       v 1: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river
            encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {circle},
             {round}, {ring}]
       2: form a circle around; "encircle the errors" [syn: {circle}]
       3: bind with something round or circular [syn: {gird}]

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