Synonyms for Surround (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the area in which something exists or lives):
environment, environs, surroundings
WordNet sense 2 (be around):
circle, encircle, ring, round, environ
WordNet sense 3 (envelop completely):
smother
WordNet sense 4 (extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle):
border, skirt
WordNet sense 5 (surround with a wall in order to fortify):
fence, palisade, wall, fence in
WordNet sense 6 (surround so as to force to give up):
beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in
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