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"encircle" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often surround (8 letters).
Definitions
bind with something round or circular
Word origin
From en- + circle.
Used in a sentence
“"Friday!" she called out, bursting open the doors and quickly encircling her friend in the warmth of her arms.”
“[…]two Russian armies would advance into East Prussia, one westward from the Niemen, the other northward from the Narew, with the object of encircling and immobilizing all enemy forces there.”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Surround completely”8 letters
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