To surround and hold within. (Encircle, border, confine , enclose , envelope.)
The sorrow of living in this place had encompassed the first 13 years of my life.
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Falsely accusing one, or making false statements such as to ruin the reputation of the person in question.
Slander, Character assassination, Defamation
It is a hobby of the media to spread calumny about celebrities.
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It is a linguistic term for a word whose meaning includes the meanings of other words.
Flower is a hypernym of Rose.
Colour is a hypernym of orange.
Animal is a hypernym of dogs/cats.
To encourage or urge someone to do something.
I am being exhorted to tell you that you are bad at drawing.