English verb: environ | |||
1. | environ (contact) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle | ||
Samples | The forest surrounds my property. | ||
Synonyms | border, ring, skirt, surround | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cloister, cloister, close in, enclose, fringe, gird, girdle, hem in, inclose, shut in | ||