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circumambulates

circumambulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 circumambulates

What is circumambulates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Circumambulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of circumambulate.

Words near circumambulates in the dictionary

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

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