environ vs enclose

environ and enclose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
environ	No	No	Yes	No
enclose	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, enclose is a hyponym of environ; that is, enclose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than environ:

Other hyponyms of environ include fringe, gird, girdle, cloister, close in, inclose, shut in, hem in, cloister.

environ (verb)	enclose (verb)
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle	place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
	surround completely
	enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
	close in