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circumambulate

[ sur-kuhm-am-byuh-leyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

circumambulated, circumambulating.
  1. to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.


circumambulate

/ ˌɜːəˈæʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. to walk around (something)
  2. intr to avoid the point
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܳˈˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌܳˌˈپDz, noun
  • ˌܳˈܱٴǰ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • cܳ·b·tDz noun
  • cܳ·b·tǰ noun
  • cܳ·b··ٴr adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of circumambulate1

First recorded in 1650–60, circumambulate is from the Late Latin word ܱܳٳܲ (past participle of ܱܳ ). See circum-, ambulate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of circumambulate1

C17: from Late Latin circum- + ܱ to walk
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They pack into the Grand Mosque in Mecca to circumambulate the Kaaba.

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And Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, without social distancing for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

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Now visitors are required to wear masks and will undergo temperature checks as they circumambulate the shrine.

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“As he restlessly circumambulates, verbally and physically, he’s always reaching for explanations that seem to explode on him,” Brantley wrote in his New York Times review.

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At Seattle Art Fair, a glistening, golden object propped upon a wooden platform blabbers on as visitors circumambulate the display.

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