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environ definition

en·vi·ron (en vī′rən, in-)

transitive verb

to surround; encircle

Etymology: ME envirounen < OFr environner < environ, about: see environs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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