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environ

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of environ

to form a circle around

a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs

Synonyms of environ

circle, compass, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), encompass, gird, girdle, ring, surround, wreathe

Words Related to environ

circumscribe, close in, cordon (off), fence (in), hem (in), wall

beset, besiege, entrench (also intrench), invest, swarm

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