encircle

• Verbe désignant l'action de former un cercle autour de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un ; entourer ou enfermer dans un anneau.

A verb used to indicate the act of forming a circle around something or someone; to surround or enclose.

1. Form a circle aroundB2formal

   To surround something or someone completely, forming a circle.

   encercler

   • The soldiers encircled the enemy camp.
   • A high wall encircles the ancient city.
   • The children encircled the teacher to hear the story.

   Synonymescirclecompassencloseencompassenvirongirdgirdleringsurround

2. Enclose or encompassB2formal

   To surround or contain something within a boundary.

   Encercler, entourer

   • The garden is encircled by a beautiful hedge.
   • The lake is encircled by tall pine trees.
   • The estate is encircled by a stone fence.

   Synonymesboundcircumscribecompassencloseencompassgirdleringsurround

   Antonymesexcludefreereleaseseparate