Meaning

noun the area in which something exists or lives

verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

verb envelop completely

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Latin unda Latin undō Late Latin superundōder. Middle French souronderbor. Middle English sourrounden English surround From Middle English sourrounden (“to submerge, overflow”), from Middle French souronder, suronder, from Late Latin superundō, from super + undō…

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