surround

Meanings

• the area in which something exists or lives
  • "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  • "The forest surrounds my property"
• envelop completely
• surround so as to force to give up
• surround with a wall in order to fortify

Synonyms

beleaguer, besiege, border, circumvent, environ, environment, environs, fence, fence in, hem in, palisade, ring, skirt, smother, surroundings, wall