SURROUND

I. transitive verb see: water Date: circa 1616 1. a. to enclose on all sides ; envelop , to enclose so as to cut off communication or retreat ; invest , to form or be a member of the entourage of , to constitute part of the environment of , to extend around the margin or edge of ; encircle , to cause to be ~ed by something , II. noun Date: 1893 something (as a border or ambient environment) that ~s