encompassen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• encumpassen

Etymology

From en- +‎ compassen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈkumpasən/

Verb

encompassen (rare, Late Middle English)

1. To cover or overpower.

Conjugation

Conjugation of encompassen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) encompassen, encompasse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	encompasse	encompassed
2nd-person singular	encompassest	encompassedest
3rd-person singular	encompasseth	encompassed
subjunctive singular	encompasse
imperative singular		—
plural1	encompassen, encompasse	encompasseden, encompassede
imperative plural	encompasseth, encompasse	—
participles	encompassynge, encompassende	encompassed, yencompassed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: encompass

References

• “encompassen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.