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circumambulate

Syllables: cir·cum·am·bu·late/səː.kəmˈam.bjuː.leɪt/US/ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/

circumambulate verb: to walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.

Verb

circumambulate (third-person singular simple present circumambulates, present participle circumambulating, simple past and past participle circumambulated)

  1. (transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
    • Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1

circumambulate meaning in Bengali and Arabic

circumambulate in Bengali

ঘুরে ঘুরে হাঁটা, পরিবেষ্টন করা

circumambulate in Arabic

to walk around
طَافَ ṭāfa

Forms of circumambulate

third-person singular presentcircumambulates
present participlecircumambulating
past participlecircumambulated
pastcircumambulated

Origin of circumambulate

Latin circumambulātus, past participle of circumambulāre (“to walk around”). Equivalent to circum- + ambulate.

Questions about circumambulate

What does circumambulate mean?
Circumambulate means to walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
What is circumambulate in Bengali?
Circumambulate in Bengali is ঘুরে ঘুরে হাঁটা, পরিবেষ্টন করা. See Circumambulate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is circumambulate?
Circumambulate is a verb.
How do you pronounce circumambulate?
Circumambulate is pronounced /ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/ (US).
What is the past tense of circumambulate?
The past tense of circumambulate is circumambulated.

Words near circumambulate in the dictionary

  1. circumambiences
  2. circumambiencies
  3. circumambiency
  4. circumambient
  5. circumambiently
  6. circumambulate
  7. circumambulated
  8. circumambulates
  9. circumambulating
  10. circumambulation
  11. circumambulations

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