circumambulate
English
Etymology
Latin circumambulatus, past participle of circumambulare (“to walk around”). Equivalent to circum- + ambulate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/
Verb
circumambulate (third-person singular simple present circumambulates, present participle circumambulating, simple past and past participle circumambulated)
- (transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:
- Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon.
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Related terms
- circumambulation
- circumambulator
- circumambulatory
Translations
to walk around
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Latin
Verb
circumambulāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of circumambulō