[sur.round] vt [ME, to overflow, fr. MF suronder, fr. LL superundare, fr. L super- + unda wave; influenced in meaning by [5]round--more at water] (ca. 1616) 1 a (1): to enclose on all sides: envelop "the crowd ~ed 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 ~ the king" c: to constitute part of the environment of "~ed by poverty" d: to extend around the margin or edge of: encircle "a wall ~s the old city"
2: to cause to be surrounded by something "~ed himself with friends"
[2]surround n (1825): something (as a border or ambient environment) that surrounds "from urban centre to rural ~ --Emrys Jones"