What is the meaning of ENVIR. Phrases containing ENVIR
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prep.
To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of.
adv.
About; around.
v. t.
To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.
prep.
The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among.
n.
The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and esp., in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs.
n.
Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment.
n. pl.
The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town.
n.
The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment.
n.
Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from palingenesis.
n.
The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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n.
Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood.
n.
The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its environment.
imp. & p. p.
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n.
The power possessed by living organisms, both animal and vegetable, of adapting themselves to modifications or changes in their environment, thus possibly giving rise to ultimate variation of structure or function.
n.
Act of environing; state of being environed.
prep.
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.
n.
That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development.
v. t.
To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.
v. t.
To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world.
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