circumambulate

English

Etymology

Latin circumambulatus, past participle of circumambulare (“to walk around”). Equivalent to circum- +‎ ambulate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/

Verb

circumambulate (third-person singular simple present circumambulates, present participle circumambulating, simple past and past participle circumambulated)

1. (transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:

     Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon.

Related terms

• circumambulation
• circumambulator
• circumambulatory

Translations

to walk around

• Arabic: طَافَ (ṭāfa)
• Finnish: kävellä ympäri, kiertää (fi)
• Hungarian: körbejár (hu)
• Maori: porowhawhe

Latin

Verb

circumambulāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of circumambulō