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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•vi•ron (en vī′rən, -vī′ərn),USA pronunciation v.t. - to form a circle or ring round;
surround;
envelop:a house environed by pleasant grounds; to be environed by bad influences.
- Old French environner, derivative of environ around (en en-1 + viron a circle; vir(er) to turn, veer + -on noun, nominal suffix)
- Middle English envirounen 1300–50
- environment.
- environmental.
- environmentalism.
- environmentalist.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: environ /ɪnˈvaɪrən/ vb - (transitive) to encircle or surround
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French environner to surround, from environ around, from en-1 + viron a circle, from virer to turn, veer1 |