environ

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈvaɪrən/ UK /ɪnˈvaɪərən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
(formal) to surround or encircle

Tall hedges environ the secluded courtyard.

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Synonyms

1 verb · (formal) to surround or... surround encircle encompass enclose gird ring

Word family

Forms invironed

Derived forms environment environs environmental

Related forms environment environs

Etymology

From Old French environer ('to surround'), from environ ('around'), from en ('in') + viron ('circuit'), from virer ('to turn').

environer Old French virer Old French

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# environ

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈvaɪrən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈvaɪərən/

## Meanings
1. (formal) to surround or encircle

## Examples
- Tall hedges environ the secluded courtyard.

## Synonyms
- surround
- encircle
- encompass
- enclose
- gird
- ring

## Derived Forms
- environment
- environs
- environmental

## Related Forms
- environment
- environs

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: environer
- Root: virer

## Etymology
From Old French environer ('to surround'), from environ ('around'), from en ('in') + viron ('circuit'), from virer ('to turn').

## AI Etymology
Environ comes from Old French environer ('to surround'), from environ ('around'), from en ('in') + viron ('circuit'), from virer ('to turn'). The historical trail runs through Old French environer and Old French virer. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means (formal) to surround or encircle. Derived formations include environment, environs, environmental; related forms include environment, environs.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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