cir·cum·am·bu·late (sûr′kəm-ăm′byə-lāt′) 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).
cir′cum·am′bu·la′tion n.
circumambulate (ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbjʊˌleɪt ) vb 1. to walk around (something)
2. (intr ) to avoid the point
[C17: from Late Latin circum- + ambulāre to walk]
ˌcircumˌambuˈlation n
ˌcircumˈambuˌlator n
ˌcircumˈambulatory adj
cir•cum•am•bu•late (ˌsɜr kəmˈæm byəˌleɪt) v.t., v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to walk or go around, esp. ceremoniously.
[1650–60; < Late Latin circumambulātus ]
cir`cum•am`bu•la′tion, n.
cir`cum•am′bu•la`tor, n.
cir`cum•am′bu•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
circumambulate Past participle: circumambulatedGerund: circumambulatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative circumambulate circumambulate
Present I circumambulate you circumambulate he/she/it circumambulates we circumambulate you circumambulate they circumambulate
Preterite I circumambulated you circumambulated he/she/it circumambulated we circumambulated you circumambulated they circumambulated
Present Continuous I am circumambulating you are circumambulating he/she/it is circumambulating we are circumambulating you are circumambulating they are circumambulating
Present Perfect I have circumambulated you have circumambulated he/she/it has circumambulated we have circumambulated you have circumambulated they have circumambulated
Past Continuous I was circumambulating you were circumambulating he/she/it was circumambulating we were circumambulating you were circumambulating they were circumambulating
Past Perfect I had circumambulated you had circumambulated he/she/it had circumambulated we had circumambulated you had circumambulated they had circumambulated
Future I will circumambulate you will circumambulate he/she/it will circumambulate we will circumambulate you will circumambulate they will circumambulate
Future Perfect I will have circumambulated you will have circumambulated he/she/it will have circumambulated we will have circumambulated you will have circumambulated they will have circumambulated
Future Continuous I will be circumambulating you will be circumambulating he/she/it will be circumambulating we will be circumambulating you will be circumambulating they will be circumambulating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been circumambulating you have been circumambulating he/she/it has been circumambulating we have been circumambulating you have been circumambulating they have been circumambulating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been circumambulating you will have been circumambulating he/she/it will have been circumambulating we will have been circumambulating you will have been circumambulating they will have been circumambulating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been circumambulating you had been circumambulating he/she/it had been circumambulating we had been circumambulating you had been circumambulating they had been circumambulating
Conditional I would circumambulate you would circumambulate he/she/it would circumambulate we would circumambulate you would circumambulate they would circumambulate
Past Conditional I would have circumambulated you would have circumambulated he/she/it would have circumambulated we would have circumambulated you would have circumambulated they would have circumambulated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. circumambulate - walk around something circle - travel around something; "circle the globe"
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circumambulate - walk around something