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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Environ \En*vi"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.
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