different between delineate vs encompass

English

Etymology

From Latin d?l?ne?tus, past participle of d?l?neo (“to sketch out, to delineate”), from de- + l?nea (“line”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??l?ni?e?t/

Verb

delineate (third-person singular simple present delineates, present participle delineating, simple past and past participle delineated)

1. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
2. To depict, represent with pictures.
3. To describe or depict with words or gestures.
4. To outline or mark out.

Synonyms

• (to mark the limits or boundaries): demark, demarcate, delimit

Derived terms

• delineation
• delineative
• delineator

Translations

Further reading

• delineate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• delineate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Verb

delineate

1. second-person plural present indicative of delineare
2. second-person plural imperative of delineare
3. feminine plural of delineato

Latin

Verb

d?l?ne?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?l?ne?

English

Etymology

From Middle English encompassen, equivalent to en- +? compass.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?k?m.p?s/, /?n?k?m.p?s/, /?n?k?m.p?s/

Verb

encompass (third-person singular simple present encompasses, present participle encompassing, simple past and past participle encompassed)

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.

   Synonym: embrace

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

   This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.

   Synonym: (now rare) comprehend

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

   Drake encompassed the globe.

Related terms

• encompassment

Translations

References

• encompass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• encompass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.