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CIRCUMNAVIGATES
Verb
circumnavigates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
Source: Wiktionary
CIRCUMNAVIGATE
Cir`cum*nav"i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumnavigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumnavigating.] Etym: [L. circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round; circum + navigare to navigate.]
Definition: To sail completely round. Having circumnavigated the whole earth. T. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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