Environ
[in'vaiәrәn]
Definition
(v. t.) To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.
(adv.) About; around.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Surround, encompass, encircle, envelop, gird, begird, engird, enclose.[2]. Invest, besiege, beset.
Edited by Jason
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Surround, hem, in-close, encircle, enfold
ANT:Disinclose, disenfold
Edited by Hattie
Definition
v.t. to surround: to encircle: to invest:—pr.p. envī′roning; pa.p. envī′roned.—n. Envī′ronment a surrounding: conditions influencing development or growth.—n.pl. Environs (en-vī′runz or en′vi-) the places that environ: the outskirts of a city: neighbourhood.
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Examples
- But Miss Rugg, environed by the majesty of the law, and having her damages invested in the public securities, was regarded with consideration. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- And yet he did care something for the streets that environed that house, and for the senseless stones that made their pavements. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I passed the summer of 1816 in the environs of Geneva. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- But my toils now drew near a close and, two months from this time, I reached the environs of Geneva. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The mystery which environs him fascinates me. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You would find the climate healthy, you would find the environs attractive. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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