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Dec 1, 2009
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Synonyms for surround

Noun

1. environment, environs, surroundings, surround, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
usage: the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

Verb

1. surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring, hold, bear, carry, contain
usage: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
2. surround, skirt, border, touch, adjoin, meet, contact
usage: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
3. smother, surround, cover
usage: envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
4. besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent, attack, assail
usage: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
5. wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround, protect
usage: surround with a wall in order to fortify
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