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sur·round

surround

pronunciation:: s raUnd

part of speech:	verb
inflections:	surrounds, surrounding, surrounded
definition 1:	to close off all sides of. The wall surrounds the town. synonyms: enclose, encompass similar words: bathe, close in on, encircle, envelop, fence in, ring, wall
definition 2:	to form in a circle around; encircle. Fans surrounded the singer after the concert. synonyms: circle, encircle similar words: encompass, rim, ring, roll, wrap
related words:	beset, contain, mob

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