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[ verb ] include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

Examples

"This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds" "this should cover everyone in the group"

Used in print

(Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)

All this expands the oscillation between surface and depth so_as to encompass fictive space in_front of the surface as_well_as behind it .

Related terms

include cover

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