to form a circle about; encircle; surround

He built a moat to encompass the castle.

to enclose; envelop

The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person.

to include comprehensively

a work that encompasses the entire range of the world's religious beliefs.

Obsolete . to outwit.

verb

exclude

verb

beset , circle , compass , encircle , enclose , envelop , environ , gird , girdle , hem in , ring , admit , comprehend , comprise , cover , embody , embrace , have , hold , incorporate , involve , subsume , take in , begird , belt , cincture , engirdle , girt , hedge , hem , include , achieve , circulate , circumscribe , circumvent , clip , constitute , contain , engird , envelope , span , surround