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circumposing

circumposing is the present participle and gerund of circumpose.

Meaning of circumpose

Verb

circumpose (third-person singular simple present circumposes, present participle circumposing, simple past and past participle circumposed)

  1. (obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
    • The circumposed air is moved with the Earth.1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2)
  2. (obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
    • To Circumpose Trees by planting them in Baskets, Pots, and Boxes, or Cases.1693, John Evelyn, De la Quintinie's Compleat Gard'ner, section 2.152

Questions about circumposing

What is circumposing the present participle and gerund of?
Circumposing is the present participle and gerund of circumpose.

Words near circumposing in the dictionary

  1. circumpolarly
  2. circumpolloid
  3. circumpose
  4. circumposed
  5. circumposes
  6. circumposing
  7. circumposition
  8. circumpositional
  9. circumpositions
  10. circumprimary
  11. circumpromontorial

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