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.

Origin of environ

1300–50; Middle English envirounen<Old French environner, derivative of environ around (enen-¹ + viron a circle; vir(er) to turn, veer¹ + -on noun suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM environ

un·en·vi·roned, adjective

Words nearby environ

Enver Pasha, enviable, envier, envious, enviro, environ, environment, environmental art, environmental audit, environmental design, Environmental Health Officer

Definition for environ (2 of 2)

environ.

environment.

environmental.

environmentalism.

environmentalist.

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Example sentences from the Web for environ

General Sherman disposed his troops so as to environ the city and guard all the approaches to it.
Recollections with the Third Iowa Regiment|Seymour D. (Seymour Dwight) Thompson
You will readily see the dangers which would then environ us.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
The "perils that flesh is heir to," are nothing if compared to the perils that environ the similitudes of flesh.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845|Various
It is prevented from doing this by the popular trammels which environ it.
Nature and Culture|Harvey Rice

It is only for a time that temptation will environ you, and your path will be toilsome.
Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist|Charles Brockden Brown

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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单词	environ
释义	environ [ en-vahy-ruhn, -vahy-ern ] / ɛnˈvaɪ rən, -ˈvaɪ ərn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR environ ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of environ 1300–50; Middle English envirounen<Old French environner, derivative of environ around (enen-¹ + viron a circle; vir(er) to turn, veer¹ + -on noun suffix) OTHER WORDS FROM environ un·en·vi·roned, adjective Words nearby environ Enver Pasha, enviable, envier, envious, enviro, environ, environment, environmental art, environmental audit, environmental design, Environmental Health Officer Definition for environ (2 of 2) environ. environment. environmental. environmentalism. environmentalist. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for environ General Sherman disposed his troops so as to environ the city and guard all the approaches to it. Recollections with the Third Iowa Regiment\|Seymour D. (Seymour Dwight) Thompson You will readily see the dangers which would then environ us. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson The "perils that flesh is heir to," are nothing if compared to the perils that environ the similitudes of flesh. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845\|Various It is prevented from doing this by the popular trammels which environ it. Nature and Culture\|Harvey Rice It is only for a time that temptation will environ you, and your path will be toilsome. Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist\|Charles Brockden Brown 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to environ encircle, fence, envelop, surround, enclose, circumscribe, limit, encompass
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environ

verb (used with object)

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Definition for environ (2 of 2)

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