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Nouns
(n)
environment
,
environs
,
surroundings
,
surround
the area in which something exists or lives
“the country — the flat agricultural surround”
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Verbs
(v)
surround
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environ
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ring
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skirt
,
border
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
“The forest surrounds my property”
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(v)
smother
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surround
envelop completely
“smother the meat in gravy”
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(v)
besiege
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beleaguer
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surround
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hem in
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circumvent
surround so as to force to give up
“The Turks besieged Vienna”
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(v)
wall
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palisade
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fence
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fence in
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surround
surround with a wall in order to fortify
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