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cir⋅cum⋅nav⋅i⋅gate
[sur-kuh
m-nav-i-geyt] 
–verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
| 1. | to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth. |
| 2. | to go or maneuver around: to circumnavigate the heavy downtown traffic. |
Origin:
1625–35; < L circumnāvigātus (ptp. of circumnāvigāre), equiv. to circum- circum- + nāvigātus; see navigate
1625–35; < L circumnāvigātus (ptp. of circumnāvigāre), equiv. to circum- circum- + nāvigātus; see navigate
Related forms:
cir⋅cum⋅nav⋅i⋅ga⋅ble [sur-kuhm-nav-i-guh-buhl] , adjective
[sur-kuhm-nav-i-guh-buhl] , adjective cir⋅cum⋅nav⋅i⋅ga⋅tion, noun
cir⋅cum⋅nav⋅i⋅ga⋅tor, noun
cir⋅cum⋅nav⋅i⋅ga⋅to⋅ry [sur-kuhm-nav-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
[sur-kuhm-nav-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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Link To circumnavigate
| cir·cum·nav·i·gate (sûr'kəm-nāv'ĭ-gāt') tr.v. cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing, cir·cum·nav·i·gates
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Circumnavigate
Cir`cum*nav"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumnavigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumnavigating.] [L. circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round; circum + navigare to navigate.] To sail completely round. Having circumnavigated the whole earth. --T. Fuller.
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Language Translation for : circumnavigate
Spanish:
circunnavegar,
German:
umschiffen,
Japanese:
周航する
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