En·cir·cle v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encircled p. pr. & vb. n. Encircling ] To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city.
Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.
Syn: -- To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
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encircled
adj 1: confined on all sides; "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the
encircled pioneers" [syn: surrounded]
2: enclosed within a circle; "the encircled camp was complete
cut off"
3: adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as
combining forms; "a brow encircled with laurel"; "wreathed
in an extraordinary luminescence"; "ringed round with
daisies"; "smoke-wreathed" [syn: ringed, wreathed]