transitive verb
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Synonyms
circle, compass, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), encompass, gird, girdle, ring, surround, wreathe
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14th century, in the meaning defined above
Middle English envirounen, from Anglo-French enviruner, from envirun around, from en in (from Latin in) + virun circle, from virer to turn — more at veer entry 1
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