Environing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Environ \En*vi"ron\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Environed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Environing}.] [F. environner, fr. environ about,
     thereabout; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit,
     fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down,
     topsy-turvy. Cf. {Veer}.]
     To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be


     round about; to involve or envelop.
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           Dwelling in a pleasant glade,
           With mountains round about environed.    --Spenser.
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           Environed he was with many foes.         --Shak.
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           Environ me with darkness whilst I write. --Donne.
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