encompass

verb

Etymology: From Middle English encompassen. By surface analysis, en- + compass.

1. To form a circle around; to encircle.
2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.

   “his piercing inſtruments of ſight: Whose fiery circles beare encompaſſed A heauen of heauenly bodies in their Spheares:”

   “Those trajectories encompassed absolute social extremes: the kings of France making their solemn entries into Paris through the Ludovician Arch of the Porte [...]”

3. To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.

   “This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.”

4. To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

   “Drake encompassed the globe.”