environing

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• Environing — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• environing influence — index atmosphere Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• environing — en·vi·ron || ɪn vaɪərÉ™n v. form a circle; encircle, surround …   English contemporary dictionary

• environing — …   Useful english dictionary

• English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …   Wikipedia

• surrounding — n 1. perimeter, enclosure, belt, border. See surround(def. 3). 2. surroundings environs, neighborhood, vicinity, vicinage, region, area, locale, district, section; environment, habitat, setting, Fr. mise en scene. scene, entourage, milieu,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Environed — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Environment — En*vi ron*ment, n. [Cf. F. environnement.] 1. Act of environing; state of being environed. [1913 Webster] 2. That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• environs — noun plural Date: 1665 1. the districts around a city 2. a. environing things ; surroundings b. an adjoining region or space ; vicinity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• condition — I. noun Etymology: Middle English condicion, from Anglo French, from Latin condicion , condicio terms of agreement, condition, from condicere to agree, from com + dicere to say, determine more at diction Date: 14th century 1. a. a premise upon… …   New Collegiate Dictionary