circumago

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (circum-) +‎ agō (I do, make).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumagō (present infinitive circumagere, perfect active circumēgī, supine circumāctum); third conjugation

  1. to drive or turn in a circle; to turn round
    Synonyms: vertō, versō
    • 234 BCE – 149 BCE, Cato the Elder, De Agri Cultura 141.1:
      Agrum lustrare sic oportet. Impera suovitaurilia circumagi: []
      It is necessary to purify the field like this. Order the suovetaurilia to be brought around [the field]: []
  2. to turn a wheel

Conjugation

References

  • circumago”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumago”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.