encircle
verb
[ ɪnˈsəːk(ə)l ]
• form a circle around; surround.
• "the town is encircled by fortified walls"
Similar:
surround,
enclose,
circle,
ring,
encompass,
circumscribe,
border,
bound,
edge,
skirt,
fringe,
form a ring around,
form a barrier round,
close in,
shut in,
fence in,
wall in,
hem in,
lock in,
cut off,
confine,
gird,
girdle,
engird,
