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as in accomplished
to carry through (as a process) to completion
attempting more than his modest abilities could compass
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as in traversed
to travel completely around
the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth
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as in plotted
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king
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as in surrounded
to form a circle around
a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas
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as in understood
to have a clear idea of
the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the average mind struggles to compass
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“Compassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassed. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.
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