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| aura |
a subtle luminousness believed by some to surround living things and to contain information about them. [1/2 definitions] |
| bathe |
to cover or surround. [1/6 definitions] |
| besiege |
to surround with enemy forces; lay siege to. [1/2 definitions] |
| circumfuse |
to surround completely with or as if with a liquid. [1/2 definitions] |
| close |
to surround; encircle (fol. by "around"). [1/23 definitions] |
| close in on |
to approach or surround, as to entrap or capture. |
| clothe |
to cover or surround (in something). [1/3 definitions] |
| embay |
to surround, enclose, or shelter in a bay, or as in a bay. |
| encircle |
to form a circle around; surround. |
| enclose |
to surround (land or property) with a fence or other barrier. [1/3 definitions] |
| encompass |
to surround or enclose. [1/2 definitions] |
| enfold |
to surround with or as though with one's arms; hug; embrace. [1/2 definitions] |
| envelop |
to cover, wrap, enclose, or surround. |
| environ |
to form a circle around; encircle or surround. |
| environment |
the sum of things, circumstances, and conditions that surround one and may have an effect on one; surroundings. [1/3 definitions] |
| enwrap |
to surround completely; enclose; envelop. [1/2 definitions] |
| enwreathe |
to surround or encompass with or as if with a wreath. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. [1/3 definitions] |
| girdle |
to surround, encircle, or hold within limits; gird. [1/7 definitions] |
| hem1 |
to surround and close in (usu. fol. by "in," "around," or "about"). [1/3 definitions] |
| hoop |
to surround with or as if with a hoop; encircle. [1/7 definitions] |
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