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circumtrodden

circumtrodden is the past participle 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 circumtrodden

What is circumtrodden the past participle of?
Circumtrodden is the past participle of circumtread.

Words near circumtrodden in the dictionary

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

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