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circumvallating

circumvallating is the present participle and gerund of circumvallate.

Meaning of circumvallate

Verb

circumvallate (third-person singular simple present circumvallates, present participle circumvallating, simple past and past participle circumvallated)

  1. (transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.
    • The settlement is circumvallated by a stake-fence, so decayed that one may gain ingress at a dozen places.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN

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Questions about circumvallating

What is circumvallating the present participle and gerund of?
Circumvallating is the present participle and gerund of circumvallate.

Words near circumvallating in the dictionary

  1. circumundulate
  2. circumvaginal
  3. circumvallate
  4. circumvallated
  5. circumvallates
  6. circumvallating
  7. circumvallation
  8. circumvallations
  9. circumvallatory
  10. circumvascular
  11. circumvection

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