environ
verb (used with object)
to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop.
environ
1 American
[en-vahy-ruhn, -vahy-ern]
/ ɛnˈvaɪ rən, -ˈvaɪ ərn /
verb (used with object)
environ.
2
American
abbreviation
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environment.
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environmental.
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environmentalism.
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environmentalist.
environ
British
/ ɪnˈvaɪrən /
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of environ
1300–50; Middle English envirounen < Old French environner, derivative of environ around ( en en- 1 + viron a circle; vir ( er ) to turn, veer 1 + -on noun suffix)
Example Sentences
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The Beach Boys song remains familiar and hummable, but not overly so; it’s warm and inviting, even as it picks up in cadence and transports you to a smooth new environ.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2021
As part of this environ, 5 to 7 percent of the faculty and about 5 percent of the staff is volunteers performing service.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2015
On a gray night, with smoke rising from the manholes, the environ looked film-noir-esque from the window view.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2015
"The atmosphere and environ has changed enormously since this suit was filed," Olson said.
From Time ● Jun. 6, 2012
Ah me! what perils do environ The man who meddles with cold iron!
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Charles Godfrey Leland
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