Antonyms for encircle


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-sur-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈsɜr kəl


Definition of encircle

Origin :
  • c.1400, from en- (1) "make, put in" + circle. Related: Encircled; encircling; encirclement.
  • verb circumscribe
Example sentences :
  • Three times did he repeat this song, and as often did he encircle the post in his dance.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Encircle this ragout with the fried cutlets, and crown with a cauliflower.
  • Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen
  • What he did was to encircle our city with an amulet of saving virtue.
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • He leant forward, and one arm reached out to encircle her waist.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Gloom did encircle him, but in the midst of it there was a light, which he strove and craved to follow.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • Frantically she tried to encircle him with her arms, but Herrick repulsed her.
  • Extract from : « Possessed » by Cleveland Moffett
  • The grasping portion of it could only encircle the tiniest twigs.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
  • She looked at this man, and a suffocating band seemed to encircle her throat.
  • Extract from : « Wayside Courtships » by Hamlin Garland
  • The danger was from those who were attempting to encircle the wagon.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen » by Roger Finlay
  • Large thick pieces of timber which encircle the hawse-holes.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

Synonyms for encircle

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