to englobe
- verb
- /ɪnˈɡloʊb/
- Her artistic vision seeks to englobe different cultures and perspectives within her work.
Examples
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In this figure, rather than a singular subject of art history positioned at a point of advantaged distance, multiple subjects are englobed by a field of images, objects, and structures.
Academic text (1994) -
The new policy aims to englobe various aspects of education, ensuring that every student is included.
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In fact, this memory may englobe the totality of the text, be it at the level of a particular novel or in all Flaubertian narratives.
Academic text (2000) -
The project will englobe several disciplines, combining science, art, and technology for a comprehensive approach.
Synonyms
To make a person or thing part of something larger
Add something into a plan or system
To join things or ideas so they form one whole
To include parts or members
To include a wide range of things or people
To include different things as part of a whole
To include small things in a larger group
To bring different things together into one whole
Antonyms
How Included
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Englobe comes from French en- 'in' and globe 'ball' or 'world', the same root you see in globe and global. A helpful image is placing small things inside a big globe, which shows why to englobe is to include or bring parts into a larger whole.