environ
[ en-vahy-ruhn, -vahy-ern ]
/ ɛnˈvaɪ rən, -ˈvaɪ ərn /
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verb (used with object)
to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop: a house environed by pleasant grounds; to be environed by bad influences.
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OTHER WORDS FROM environ
un·en·vi·roned, adjectiveOther definitions for environ (2 of 2)
environ.
abbreviation
environment.
environmental.
environmentalism.
environmentalist.
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British Dictionary definitions for environ
environ
/ (ɪnˈvaɪrən) /
verb
(tr) to encircle or surround
Word Origin for environ
C14: from Old French environner to surround, from environ around, from en- 1 + viron a circle, from virer to turn, veer 1
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