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third-person singular simple present encircles, present participle encircling, simple past and past participle encircled
(transitive) To surround, form a circle around. examples
To move or go around completely. quotations examples
It is also customary in the Orient and among Sephardim for the mourners to encircle the coffin of an erudite person seven times and recite Yoshayv besayter while making each circuit.
1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 385