environ Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
    skirt; ring; border; surround.
    • The forest surrounds my property

WordNet

En*vi"ron transitive verb
Etymology
F. environner, fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Cf. Veer.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Environed ; present participle & verbal noun Environing
Definitions
  1. To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.
    Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed. Spenser.
    Environed he was with many foes. Shak.
    Environ me with darkness whilst I write. Donne.
En*vi"ron adverb
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. About; around. Obs.
    Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. Fairfax.

Webster 1913