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circumambulate

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cir·cum·am·bu·late  (sûrkm-mby-lt)
tr.v. cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed, cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing, cir·cum·am·bu·lates
To walk around (something), especially as part of a ritual: "Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon" (Herman Melville).
circum·ambu·lation n.
circumambulate [ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbjʊˌleɪt]
vb
1. to walk around (something)
2. (intr) to avoid the point
[from Late Latin circum- + ambulāre to walk]
circumambulation  n
circumambulator  n
circumambulatory  adj
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Verb1.circumambulate - walk around somethingcircumambulate - walk around something                
walk around
circle - travel around something; "circle the globe"
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Having finished his survey of the lake, Captain Bonneville proceeded on his journey, until on the banks of the Bear River, some distance higher up, he came upon the party which he had detached a year before, to circumambulate the Great Salt Lake, and ascertain its extent, and the nature of its shores.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
I shall continue in the proper direction, if I have to circumambulate the continent of Africa to reach my destination.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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