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environ

1

[ en-vahy-ruhn, -vahy-ern ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop:

    a house environed by pleasant grounds; to be environed by bad influences.



environ.

2

abbreviation for

  1. environment.
  2. environmental.
  3. environmentalism.
  4. environmentalist.

environ

/ ɪ²Ôˈ±¹²¹Éª°ùÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. tr to encircle or surround
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of environ1

1300–50; Middle English envirounen < Old French environner, derivative of environ around ( en en- 1 + viron a circle; vir ( er ) to turn, veer 1 + -on noun suffix)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of environ1

C14: from Old French environner to surround, from environ around, from en- 1+ viron a circle, from virer to turn, veer 1
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Gaxiola and his family soon drove off, leaving the ranch and environs to the police and investigators gathering clues to this unfathomable discovery that has transfixed Mexico.

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I bolted to a city of more verdant environs.

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February arrives after a tough January for Los Angeles and its environs; if you haven’t been reading much, it’s understandable.

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Scott’s performance as the team leader who’s seeking answers, and perhaps even liberation from Lumon, is strikingly authentic against the fabricated, sterile environs of the office.

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She and her family decided to leave, departing the property in two cars and heading for safer environs.

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