en·vi·ron ( n-v  r n, -vrn)tr.v. en·vi·roned, en·vi·ron·ing, en·vi·rons To encircle; surround. See Synonyms at surround. [Middle English envirounen, from Old French environner, from environ, round about : en-, in; see en-1 + viron, circle (from virer, to turn; see veer1).] |
environ [ɪnˈvaɪrən]
vb
(tr) to encircle or surround
[from Old French environner to surround, from environ around, from en-1 + viron a circle, from virer to turn, veer1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | environ - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" fringe - decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" cloister - surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden" inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers" cloister - surround with a cloister, as of a garden |
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