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encircle

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈsɜː^rk^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛnˈsɝkəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(en sûr′kəl)

Inflections of 'encircle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

encircles: v 3rd person singular

encircling: v pres p

encircled: v past

encircled: v past p

encircle
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Synonyms:

encompass Collocations, circle Collocations, girdle, enclose Collocations, surround Collocations, gird, circumscribe, go round, go around, compass Collocations, hem in, pen in, fence in, ring Collocations, confine Collocations, contain Collocations, bound Collocations, box in

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