environ vs girdle

environ is not a noun while girdle is a noun.

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

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

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

environ (noun)	girdle (noun)
	a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
	a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
	an encircling or ringlike structure

environ (verb)	girdle (verb)
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle	put a girdle on or around
	cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients