kəmˈæm verb (used with object), verb (used without object), cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed, cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing.
to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.
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circumambulate (ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbjʊˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to walk around (something) |
| 2. | (intr) to avoid the point |
| [C17: from Late Latin | |
| circumambu'lation | |
| —n | |
| circum'ambulator | |
| —n | |
| circum'ambulatory | |
| —adj | |
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Circumambulate
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Word Origin & History
circumambulate
1656, from L. circumambulare, from circum "around" + ambulare "to walk.
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