encompass

verb

1. (transitive)To form a circle around; to encircle.
2. (transitive)To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.

   “his piercing inſtruments of ſight: Whose fiery circles beare encompaſſed A heauen of heauenly bodies in their Spheares:”

   “Those trajectories encompassed absolute social extremes: the kings of France making their solemn entries into Paris through the Ludovician Arch of the Porte [...]”

   “In order to address the systematic, processual character of interpersonal interactions — the larger mosaic of micro-level patterns — we must postulate subapparent but encompassing structures of social activity.”

   “Beauty is complicated; it’s an individual response to how we live our lives – but it can also encompass kindness and compassion.”

   “In developing a new theme for this year’s rounds of Spooktober posts, we decided to look beyond the realm of strictly horror games to cover a topic that we hadn’t touched on before, one that encompasses games generally and allows for a little “outside the box” thinking. Our Spooktober theme this year is “The Horror that Surrounds.””

3. (transitive)To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.

   “This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.”

4. (transitive)To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

   “Drake encompassed the globe.”