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ENCOMPASS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

Example:

this should cover everyone in the group

Synonyms:

comprehend; cover; embrace; encompass

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "encompass" is one way to...):

include (have as a part, be made up out of)

Verb group:

address; cover; deal; handle; plow; treat (act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

encompassment (including entirely)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to comments.

(Comment Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to concomitant medication administration.

(Concomitant Medication Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to death diagnosis.

(Death Diagnosis Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

But, from the greater part of the broad valley interposed, a mist was rising like a sea, which, mingling with the darkness, made it seem as if the gathering waters would encompass them.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to morphology findings.

(Morphology Findings Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

Comment: Intended to encompass diseases more closely related to human myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative or myeloproliferative diseases than to human myelodysplastic syndromes.

(Mouse Myeloid Proliferation, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to pharmacogenomics.

(Pharmacogenomics Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical encounter that encompasses planned and unplanned trial interventions, procedures and assessments that may be performed on a subject.

(Patient Visit, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to pharmacokinetic concentration.

(Pharmacokinetic Concentration Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to pharmacokientic parameters.

(Pharmacokinetic Parameters Domain, NCI Thesaurus)