compass out
compass out verb: to circumscribe; to delimit.
Verb
compass out (third-person singular simple present compasses out, present participle compassing out, simple past and past participle compassed out)
- To circumscribe; to delimit.
- "And is there any end to wisdom that we may hope to reach it? Rather, the more we learn, shall we not thereby be able only to better compass out our ignorance? Did we live ten thousand years could we hope to solve the secrets of the suns, and of the space beyond the suns, and of the Hand that hung...1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
Forms of compass out
| third-person singular present | compasses out |
|---|---|
| present participle | compassing out |
| past participle | compassed out |
| past | compassed out |
Questions about compass out
- What does compass out mean?
- Compass out means to circumscribe; to delimit.
- What part of speech is compass out?
- Compass out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of compass out?
- The past tense of compass out is compassed out.
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