encorret

A Middle English form of incur. encoubert (en-kö'bert), n. [Appar. a F. form of Sp. encubierto = Pg. encoberto, pp. of Sp. Pg. encobrir, Sp. also encubrir, cover, conceal, IMG:content-0438.png:[blocks in formation] Canutus before the Death of K. Ethelred had besieged the City, and now with a large Trench encompa ed it. Baker, Chronicles, p. 15. We live encompa ed by mysteries; we are flooded by influences of awe, tenderne , and sympathy which no words can adequately expre , no theories thoroughly explain. G. H. Lewes , Probs. of Life and Mind, I. i. § 223. 3. To go or sail round: as, Drake encompa ed the globe. 4+. To get into one's toils; get round; gain power over. Ah! ha! Mistre Ford and Mistre Page, have I encompa ed you? Shak ., M. W. of W., ii. 2. 5. To compa or bring about; accomplish. [Rare.] Whatever the method employed for encompa ing his death, or wherever he may be found, the tiger proves himself a splendid beast. P. Robinson , Under the Sun, p. 201. =Syn. 2. To gird, invest, hem in, shut up.