environ : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: environ	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for environ
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
environ v extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" Synonym(s): surround, environ, ring, skirt, border
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Environ \Envi"ron\, adv. [F.] About; around. [Obs.] Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ* goes. --Fairfax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Environ \Envi"ron\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Environed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Environing}.] [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}.] 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.