"compass out" meaning in All languages combined

See compass out on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: compasses out [present, singular, third-person], compassing out [participle, present], compassed out [participle, past], compassed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|compasses out|compassing out|compassed out|compassed out}} compass out (third-person singular simple present compasses out, present participle compassing out, simple past and past participle compassed out)
  1. To circumscribe; to delimit.

Inflected forms

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