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environ

1

[ en-vahy-ruhn, -vahy-ern ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop:

    a house environed by pleasant grounds; to be environed by bad influences.



environ.

2

abbreviation for

  1. environment.
  2. environmental.
  3. environmentalism.
  4. environmentalist.

environ

/ ɪnˈvaɪrən /

verb

  1. tr to encircle or surround
“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


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Other Words From

  • unen·vironed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of environ1

1300–50; Middle English envirounen < Old French environner, derivative of environ around ( en en- 1 + viron a circle; vir ( er ) to turn, veer 1 + -on noun suffix)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of environ1

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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Example Sentences

Most stories about immigrants adjusting to America take place in cities, environs where a newcomer may already have family or friends, or at least be able to find a community.

From Time

I have been accustomed to guide myself through worse dangers than now environ me.

The next important thing is to observe how the poet is going to locate, and environ this negative world.

Il y a environ une lieue de la porte de Terre ces vnrables restes de l'antiquit.

Roman generals still might lead them, Roman laws environ them, Roman gold employ them.

On deck there is an inclination to move quietly, to preserve a silence in keeping with the weird spell that seems to environ us.

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