History
History
Synonyms
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US
Meaning:
beset

(usually passive) to attack, cause trouble for, (a person, business etc) in several ways

plague; hem in

besiege

to surround (a place) with armed forces

surround; assault

encircle

to surround something

circumscribe

enclose

to put a wall, fence etc round (something); shut (something) in on all sides

put inside, surround

encompass

to surround (something)

surround, circumscribe

mew

miaow

enclose

surround

to be, go, all round (an area, thing)an edge, e.g. of a floor;

enclose, encircle something

ENVIRON as in Wiktionary
ENVIRON as in Wikipedia