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circumambulated

circumambulated is the simple past and past participle of circumambulate.

Meaning of circumambulate

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

Questions about circumambulated

What is circumambulated the simple past and past participle of?
Circumambulated is the simple past and past participle of circumambulate.

Words near circumambulated in the dictionary

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

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