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environ

en·vi·ron [ in vrən, in v ərn ] (past and past participle en·vi·roned, present participle en·vi·ron·ing, 3rd person present singular en·vi·rons)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
( formal )
Same as  surroundv (sense 1)


[14th century. < Old French environer "make a circle around" < viron "circle" < virer "to turn"]
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