surround

surround
I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to flood, inundate, from Anglo-French surunder, from Late Latin superundare, to overflow, from Latin super- + unda wave; influenced in meaning by 5round — more at water Date: circa 1616 1. a. (1) to enclose on all sides ; envelop <
the crowd surrounded her
>
(2) to enclose so as to cut off communication or retreat ; invest b. to form or be a member of the entourage of <
flatterers who surround the king
>
c. to constitute part of the environment of <
surrounded by poverty
>
d. to extend around the margin or edge of ; encircle <
a wall surrounds the old city
>
2. to cause to be surrounded by something <
surrounded himself with friends
>
II. noun Date: 1893 something (as a border or ambient environment) that surrounds <
from urban centre to rural surround — Emrys Jones
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Surround — Sur*round , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surrounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surrounding}.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL. superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves, overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the influence of E. round …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • surround — early 15c., to flood, overflow, from M.Fr. soronder to overflow, abound, surpass, dominate, from L.L. superundare overflow, from L. super over (see SUPER (Cf. super )) + undare to flow in waves, from unda wave (see WATER (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

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