To surround, encircle, or arrange around something or someone on all sides.
Formed from the prefix be- (meaning to surround or make) combined with round. The be- prefix comes from Old English and was productive in forming verbs meaning to cover or encompass. The combination dates to Middle English.
The be- prefix is like a linguistic Swiss Army knife—you can attach it to almost any word to mean 'to make' or 'to go around,' which is why English has so many be- verbs like besmirch, beguile, and beloved!
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