circumambulate

Latin circumambulatus, past participle of circumambulare (“to walk around”). Equivalent to circum- +‎ ambulate.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səː.kəmˈam.bjuː.leɪt/

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• Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧am‧bu‧late

circumambulate (third-person singular simple present circumambulates, present participle circumambulating, simple past and past participle circumambulated)

1. (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.

• circumambulation
• circumambulator
• circumambulatory

circumambulāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of circumambulō