Encompass and Form

Encompass

Encompass verb - To have as part of a whole.

Usage example: textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history

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

Nearby Word: encompassing

Form verb - To take on a definite form.

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Encompass and form are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encompass" instead a verb "Form".

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

kind	encompass kind	form kind
sort	encompass sort	form sort
team	encompass team	form team
world	encompass world	form world
Other words: government, story, arc.

Gillon insists on expanding the definition of "Diggstown" to encompass the entire Olivair County to be able to bring in a Super Ringer in the form of Minoso Torres, a prison inmate in the county.

Source: Film / Diggstown
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
Each magical school has its own chant in the form of three words that roughly encompass the school's theme (e.g., divination is "Veritas, credo, oculus," or "Truth, believe, eye").

Source: Video Game / Baldur's Gate

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