compassing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb bring about; accomplish
    compass.
    • This writer attempts more than his talents can compass
  2. verb travel around, either by plane or ship
    circumnavigate; compass.
    • We compassed the earth
  3. verb get the meaning of something
    grok; apprehend; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
    • Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?

WordNet


Com"pass*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. (Shipbuilding) Curved; bent; as, compassing timbers.

Webster 1913