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encompass

 verb
     
en‧com‧pass [transitive] formal
1 to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc:
The study encompasses the social, political, and economic aspects of the situation.
2 to completely cover or surround something:
The houses encompassed about 100 square metres.
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