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circumtrod

circumtrod is the simple past of circumtread.

Meaning of circumtread

Verb

circumtread (third-person singular simple present circumtreads, present participle circumtreading, simple past circumtrod, past participle circumtrodden)

  1. (archaic, rare, transitive) To tread or walk around; to go around (something) on foot.
    • The next act involves pradakṣiṇa (circumtreading), going round in one place, followed by tarpaṇam, honouring the divine, the sages and ancestors, which consists of turning the right hand and proffering water.2013, P. Pratap Kumar, Contemporary Hinduism, Routledge, page 208

Questions about circumtrod

What is circumtrod the simple past of?
Circumtrod is the simple past of circumtread.

Words near circumtrod in the dictionary

  1. circumtonsillar
  2. circumtread
  3. circumtreading
  4. circumtreads
  5. circumtriple
  6. circumtrod
  7. circumtrodden
  8. circumtropical
  9. circumtropically
  10. circumtumoral
  11. circumundulate

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