- cir|cum|am|bu|late
-
to walk or go about: »
If she had had a little less pride she might have gone and circumambulated the Yeobrights' premises…until she had seen him (Thomas Hardy).
–cir´cum|am´bu|la´tor, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cir|cum|am|bu|late
Look at other dictionaries:
cir´cum|am´bu|la´tor — cir|cum|am|bu|late «SUR kuhm AM byuh layt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to walk or go about: »If she had had a little less pride she might have gone and circumambulated the Yeobrights premises…until she had seen him… … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|val|late — «SUR kuhm VAL ayt», adjective, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –adj. 1. encircled with, or as if with, a rampart, wall, trench, or other defense. 2. Anatomy. surrounded by a wall or structure resembling a rampart. –v.t. to encircle with a rampart, wall,… … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|gy|ra´|tion — cir|cum|gy|rate «SUR kuhm JY rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. to turn, wheel, or go around. ╂[< Late Latin circumg āre (with English ate1) < Latin circum around + g āre t … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|gy|rate — «SUR kuhm JY rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. to turn, wheel, or go around. ╂[< Late Latin circumg āre (with English ate1) < Latin circum around + g āre t … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|val|la´tion — cir|cum|val|late «SUR kuhm VAL ayt», adjective, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –adj. 1. encircled with, or as if with, a rampart, wall, trench, or other defense. 2. Anatomy. surrounded by a wall or structure resembling a rampart. –v.t. to encircle with a … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|mure — «SUR kuhm MYUR», transitive verb, mured, mur|ing. to wall about: »a garden circummured with brick (Shakespeare). ╂[< circum + Late Latin mūrāre to wall] … Useful english dictionary
cir — cir; cir·caea; cir·ce·an; cir·cen·sian; cir·ci·nate; cir·ci·ter; cir·clet; cir·cuit·al; cir·cui·teer; cir·cuit·er; cir·cu·i·tion; cir·cuit·or; cir·cu·i·tous; cir·cu·i·ty; cir·cu·lant; cir·cu·lar·i·ty; cir·cu·lar·i·za·tion; cir·cu·lar·ize;… … English syllables
cum — cum·bent; cum·ber·land; cum·ber·some; cum·ber·some·ly; cum·ber·some·ness; cum·brance; cum·brous; cum·brous·ly; cum·brous·ness; cum·bu; cum; cum·in; cum·i·nal·de·hyde; cum·ly; cum·mer; cum·mer·bund; cum·ming·ton·ite; cum·mock; de·cum·ben·cy;… … English syllables
late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… … English syllables
circumambulate — cir•cum•am•bu•late [[t]ˌsɜr kəmˈæm byəˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. lat•ed, lat•ing to walk or go around, esp. ceremoniously • Etymology: 1650–60; < LL circumambulātus cir cum•am bu•la′tion, n. cir cum•am′bu•la tor, n. cir cum•am′bu•la•to ry ləˌtɔr i … From formal English to slang
