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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.circumambulatecircumambulate - walk around something                
walk around
circle - travel around something; "circle the globe"


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Others, without such alcoves, are blockier and invite circumambulation rather than potential entry.
Valery Koshlyakov: Marble Palace by Rudick, Nicole / Artforum International
The pilgrimage of Shikoku, a roughly thousand-mile clockwise circumambulation of the most traditional of Japan's main islands, offers an encompassing view of Japanese religion and culture, which--perhaps for that very reason--continues to elude a comprehensive academic study.
Making Pilgrimages: Meaning and Practice in Shikoku by McCarty, Steve / Pacific Affairs
Whereas Judd's forms often invite circumambulation, allowing viewers to discover what had been hidden bays, for example, Handforth will twist the frame of a large highway sign (such as Untitled Silver Sign, 2005, in this show) so its face flattens against the floor like a wilted flower, one corner mischievously folded back, as though hinting that some crucial directive to the viewer may be concealed underneath.
Mark Handforth: Kunsthaus Zurich by Lunn, Felicity / Artforum International
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