circumambulate

[ sur-kuhm-am-byuh-leyt ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈæm byəˌleɪt /

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verb (used with or without object), cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed, cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing.

to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.

Origin of circumambulate

First recorded in 1650–60, circumambulate is from the Late Latin word circumambulātus (past participle of circumambulāre). See circum-, ambulate

OTHER WORDS FROM circumambulate

cir·cum·am·bu·la·tion, nouncir·cum·am·bu·la·tor, nouncir·cum·am·bu·la·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby circumambulate

circulatory, circulatory system, circulus, circum-, circumambient, circumambulate, circumanal gland, circumbasal, circumbendibus, circumcenter, circumcircle

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Example sentences from the Web for circumambulate

Is this me, around whom children ran, as they would about a pillar or a monument, and thought it exercise to circumambulate?
Arthur O'Leary|Charles James Lever
They kneel, clasp their hands, circumambulate the Buddha and file out.
The Buddha|Paul Carus
Do thou, therefore, circumambulate that great hero cheerfully.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 4|Kisari Mohan Ganguli

British Dictionary definitions for circumambulate

circumambulate

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbjʊˌleɪt) /

verb

to walk around (something)

(intr) to avoid the point

Derived forms of circumambulate

circumambulation, nouncircumambulator, nouncircumambulatory, adjective

Word Origin for circumambulate

C17: from Late Latin circum- + ambulāre to walk

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单词	circumambulate
释义	circumambulate [ sur-kuhm-am-byuh-leyt ] / ˌsɜr kəmˈæm byəˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR circumambulate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed, cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing. to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously. Origin of circumambulate First recorded in 1650–60, circumambulate is from the Late Latin word circumambulātus (past participle of circumambulāre). See circum-, ambulate OTHER WORDS FROM circumambulate cir·cum·am·bu·la·tion, nouncir·cum·am·bu·la·tor, nouncir·cum·am·bu·la·to·ry, adjective Words nearby circumambulate circulatory, circulatory system, circulus, circum-, circumambient, circumambulate, circumanal gland, circumbasal, circumbendibus, circumcenter, circumcircle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for circumambulate Is this me, around whom children ran, as they would about a pillar or a monument, and thought it exercise to circumambulate? Arthur O'Leary\|Charles James Lever They kneel, clasp their hands, circumambulate the Buddha and file out. The Buddha\|Paul Carus Do thou, therefore, circumambulate that great hero cheerfully. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 4\|Kisari Mohan Ganguli British Dictionary definitions for circumambulate circumambulate / (ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbjʊˌleɪt) / verb to walk around (something) (intr) to avoid the point Derived forms of circumambulate circumambulation, nouncircumambulator, nouncircumambulatory, adjective Word Origin for circumambulate C17: from Late Latin circum- + ambulāre to walk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to circumambulate drift, reach, encompass, spread, cover, trek, traipse, ramble, stray, cruise, hike, float, roam, straggle, meander, amble, saunter, stroll, traverse, sweep
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circumambulate

verb (used with or without object), cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed, cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing.

Origin of circumambulate

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British Dictionary definitions for circumambulate

verb

Derived forms of circumambulate

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