circumambulate

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circumambulate

/ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/ US
/səː.kəmˈam.bjuː.leɪt/ UK

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

verb circumambulates · circumambulating · circumambulated

transitive To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose. Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon. Go from Corlears Hook to Coenties Slip, and from thence, by Whitehall, northward. What do you see?—Posted like silent sentinels all around the town, stand thousands upon thousands of mortal men fixed in ocean reveries.

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verb to walk around

العربية	طَافَ ṭāfa

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@misc{circumambulate_2026,
  title = {circumambulate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/circumambulate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}