Definition of: surround

(sə·round′) v.t.
1. To extend completely around; be on all sides of; encircle: Chairs surrounded the table.
2. To place something completely around; enclose.
3. To shut in or enclose, as enemy troops, on all sides so as to cut off communication or retreat; beset; invest.
—noun That which surrounds; the surrounding area. [<AF surunder, OF soronder overflow <LL superundare <super- over + undare rise in waves <unda a wave] Synonyms: compass, encompass, environ, invest. See EMBRACE.