compassing in English

verb
1
go around (something) in a circular course.
the ship wherein Magellan compassed the world
2
contrive to accomplish (something).
he compassed his end only by the exercise of violence
verb

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1. Synonyms for Circuiting include encircling, ringing, circling, girdling, compassing, orbiting, circumnavigating, circumventing, rounding and girding

2. Synonyms for rounding include circling, compassing, orbiting, circuiting, circumnavigating, encircling, girdling, ringing, circulating and Begirding

3. Definition of COMPASS, Compassed, COMPASSING, and COMPASSION from the King James Bible Dictionary Thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name

4. An all-compassing brand in itself, “Very Cherry” was born with the idea of creating a core team that has been “cherry-picked” for Cl and by Cl