What is another word for cincturing?
Pronunciation: [sˈɪŋkt͡ʃəɹɪŋ] (IPA) 
Cincturing is a term that refers to the act of encircling or surrounding something with a belt or band. The word is often used in botany to describe the process of wrapping a plant stem with a material in order to change its shape or growth pattern. There are several other synonyms for cincturing that can also be used in these contexts. These include girdling, encircling, encasing, wrapping, binding, and wrapping up. Each of these words carries a slightly different connotation or emphasis, but they all have in common the idea of surrounding something with a band or covering.
