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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Environ \En*vi"ron\, adv [F.] About around [Obs.] Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. --Fairfax. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: environ v : be around [syn: {surround}, {encircle}, {circle}, {round}, {ring}]
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