Environ

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To encircle; surround. See Synonyms at surround.
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  • v. To surround; to encircle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.
  • ad. About; around.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • About; around.
  • To surround; encompass; encircle; hem in.
  • To go about; pass around; traverse the circuit of.
  • Figuratively, to hedge about; involve; envelop: as, the undertaking was environed with difficulties.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
    • Verb Form
    environed    environing    environs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    touch    adjoin    meet    contact   
    Hyponym
    enclose    inclose    shut in    cloister    close in    gird    girdle    fringe    hemin   
    Form
    environed    environing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    surround    encompass    encircle    about    around   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    d'environ    Dix    quinze    lieue    totale    instru    malheureuse    ele    vingt-et-un   
     
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