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surround

/sə'raʊnd/

Synonyms of surround Antonyms of surround Examples of surround Usage of surround Parts of surround Definition that contains surround Words sounding like surround Explanation of surround

verb
envelop completely
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smother

type of:
cover
verb
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
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"The forest surrounds my property"

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border environ ring skirt

type of:
adjoin meet touch contact
noun
the area in which something exists or lives
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"the country--the flat agricultural surround"

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environment environs surroundings

type of:
geographic area geographical region geographical area geographic region
verb
surround so as to force to give up
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beleaguer besiege circumvent hem in

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assail attack
verb
surround with a wall in order to fortify
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fence fence in palisade wall

type of:
protect

Examples of surround

"The forest surrounds my property"
"the country--the flat agricultural surround"