Also means
to go around
Usage Note
Rodear typically takes a direct object: el ejército rodeó la ciudad ('the army surrounded the city'). The reflexive rodearse de means 'to surround oneself with' people or things. Its noun form is rodeo — also the word Spanish gave English for the cowboy event.
Examples
"El bosque rodea el lago."
Natural Translation
The forest surrounds the lake.

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