CIRCUMAMBULATE

circumambulate, walk around

(verb) walk around something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir`cum*am"bu*late, v. t. Etym: [L. circumambulatus, p. p. of circumambulare to walk around; circum + ambulare. See Ambulate.]

Definition: To walk round about.

– Cir`cum*am`bu*la"tion, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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