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circumvested

circumvested is the simple past and past participle of circumvest.

Meaning of circumvest

Verb

circumvest (third-person singular simple present circumvests, present participle circumvesting, simple past and past participle circumvested)

  1. (obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
    • Circumvested with much prejudice.1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers

Questions about circumvested

What is circumvested the simple past and past participle of?
Circumvested is the simple past and past participle of circumvest.

Words near circumvested in the dictionary

  1. circumvert
  2. circumverted
  3. circumverting
  4. circumverts
  5. circumvest
  6. circumvested
  7. circumvestibular
  8. circumvesting
  9. circumvests
  10. circumvolant
  11. circumvolation

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