circulize
circulize verb: synonym of encircle.
Verb
circulize (third-person singular simple present circulizes, present participle circulizing, simple past and past participle circulized)
- Synonym of encircle.
- And as a Pible caſt into a Spring, / Wee ſee a ſort of trembling cirkles riſe, / One forming other in theyr iſſuing / Till ouer all the Fount they circulize, / So this perpetuall-motion-making kiſſe, / Is propagate through all my faculties, / And makes my breaſt an endleſſe Fount of bliſſe, / Of...1595, Ouids Banquet of Sence. A Coronet for his Miſtreſſe Philoſophie, and his amorous Zodiacke. VVith a tranſlation of a Latine coppie, written by a Fryer, Anno Dom. 1400, London: I. R. for Richard...
- On either side from her Armes to her Wast, / It was vnsow’d, and made with Buttons fast / Of orient Pearle, of admirable size, / Which loopes of Azur’d silke did circulize: / So as yee might betweene the Buttons see, / Her smocke out-tuſt to show her levitee.[…]These Partes though many, yet of...a. 1618, John Davies of Hereford, edited by Alexander B. Grosart, The Complete Works of John Davies of Hereford (15..-1618), volume I, published 1878, page xliii, column 1; 30, column 2; 93, column 1
- Synonyms:
- encircle
Examples of circulize in a sentence
- You could also run an ad in your local paper and circulize all users of electricity with an advertisement, something like this: / Wouldn’t You Like To Try This Electric Flat Iron 30 Days Free?1908, Electrical Construction and Maintenance, volume 8, page 22, column 1:
- Now, there are concerns that circulize the business man, telling him that registration gives him the exclusive right to his mark throughout the United States, which we all know is not the fact.1926, Trade-marks: Hearings Held Before the Committee on Patents, House of Representatives, Sixty-ninth Congress, First Session on H. R....
- We do have appropriate committees for this purpose; three of our members are on the Judicial Council; we circulize all county bar[…]1966, The Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, volume 39, page 5:
- On the fourth orbit after liftoff, the Soyuz will start the first of two maneuvers to circulize the orbit 140 miles above the earth’s surface.1975, Proceedings, number 11, Japan Publications Trading Company, page 44:
Synonyms of circulize
Forms of circulize
| third-person singular present | circulizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | circulizing |
| past participle | circulized |
| past | circulized |
Origin of circulize
From Latin circulus + -ize.
Questions about circulize
- What does circulize mean?
- Circulize means synonym of encircle.
- How do you use circulize in a sentence?
- You could also run an ad in your local paper and circulize all users of electricity with an advertisement, something like this: / Wouldn’t You Like To Try This Electric Flat Iron 30 Days Free?
- What part of speech is circulize?
- Circulize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of circulize?
- The past tense of circulize is circulized.
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