ENCIRCLE
gird, encircle
(verb) bind with something round or circular
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
encircle (third-person singular simple present encircles, present participle encircling, simple past and past participle encircled)
(transitive) To surround, form a circle around.
To move or go around completely.
Anagrams
• licencer
Source: Wiktionary
En*cir"cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encircled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Encircling.] Etym: [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF. encercler.]
Definition: To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to
surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the
city.
Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. Parnell.
Syn.
– To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition