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Thesaurus: environ

To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.

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  1. v. t. To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.
  2. adv. About; around.
  3. v. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  4. To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop. Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed. Spenser. Environed he was with many foes. Shak. Environ me with darkness whilst I write. Donne. About; around. [Obs.] Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. Fairfax.
  5. To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be roundabout; to involve or envelop.Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed.Spenser.Environed he was with many foes. Shak.Environ me with darkness whilst I write. Donne.
  6. v extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle