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en·vi·ron (ěn-vī'rən, -vī'ərn) tr.v. en·vi·roned, en·vi·ron·ing, en·vi·rons To encircle; surround. See Synonyms at surround. [Middle English envirounen, from Old French environner, from environ, round about : en-, in; see en-1 + viron, circle (from virer, to turn; see veer1).] |
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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.Environ
En*vi"ron\, adv. [F.] About; around. [Obs.] Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. --Fairfax.
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Spanish:
cerca de, alrededor de,
German:
ungefähr,
Japanese:
およそ
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