encircle

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de formar um círculo ao redor de algo ou alguém; rodear ou cercar.

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.

   Cercar

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

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2. Enclose or encompassB2formal

   To surround or contain something within a boundary.

   Cercar

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

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