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to englobe

to englobe

8.7
Include something within a larger group or system
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈɡloʊb/
translation icon : incorporar
  • Her artistic vision seeks to englobe different cultures and perspectives within her work.

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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 include
vsto englobe
1.0

To make a person or thing part of something larger

expresses inclusion but with broader phrasing than this term
to incorporate
vsto englobe
182 4.5

Add something into a plan or system

means inclusion without stressing the joining action
to integrate
vsto englobe
179 4.1

To join things or ideas so they form one whole

focuses on being included not the active combining process
to comprise
vsto englobe
122 4.4

To include parts or members

expresses inclusion from the whole's viewpoint rather than being placed into one
to encompass
vsto englobe
87 5.1

To include a wide range of things or people

is about making something part rather than surrounding it
to embrace
vsto englobe
84 3.8

To include different things as part of a whole

is neutral inclusion not emotional acceptance
to subsume
vsto englobe
  • Formal
8 7.5

To include small things in a larger group

is general inclusion not focused on placing items into categories
to complect
vsto englobe
  • Archaic
9.9

To bring different things together into one whole

shares the inclusion idea but is marked as old or literary

Antonyms

338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

How Included

to integrate
179 4.1
to englobe
8.7
to include
1.0

Surface Forms

englobe infinitive
englobed past
englobed past participle
englobing present participle
englobes third person singular

Morphology

englobe = globe (semi-transparent) = en + globe

While 'en-' + 'globe' suggests inclusion, the metaphorical extension to incorporating within a larger system is not immediately obvious.

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.