Attack and Encompass

Attack

Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.

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Encompass and attack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Encompass" instead a verb "Attack".

Encompass verb - To form a circle around.

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Attack and encompass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a verb "Encompass".

Nearby Word: encompassing

area	attack area	encompass area
characters	attack characters	encompass characters
world	attack world	encompass world
damage	attack damage	encompass damage
Other words: planet, anyone, town, skills, enemies, creatures.

When Link is in wolf form, he and Midna can team up for a specialized attack by holding down a particular button (which one depends on whether you're playing with the Wii or the GameCube) and generating a circle of twilight to encompass multiple enemies.

Source: Charged Attack
Limit Break: Power Smashes occur at various intervals as your combo counter builds up; when you hit an enemy with one, your attack range temporarily increases to encompass every enemy on the screen.

Source: Video Game / One Finger Death Punch
Compare Randomized Damage Attack when a particular attack can deal a widespread random amount of damage which may encompass very low damage so as to be called a "critical failure".

Source: Critical Failure

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