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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

/ ɪˈɪə /

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 Word Forms

  • ܲe·۴DzԱ 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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Hundreds of Christians, but also some Muslims, uprooted by Israeli bombardment, now reside on church grounds or in the surrounding environs.

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Last week, the Israeli military dropped fliers above Koawaya, telling villagers they were forbidden from having arms when they moved around in the village and its environs.

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Gaxiola and his family soon drove off, leaving the ranch and environs to the police and investigators gathering clues to this unfathomable discovery that has transfixed Mexico.

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I bolted to a city of more verdant environs.

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February arrives after a tough January for Los Angeles and its environs; if you haven’t been reading much, it’s understandable.

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