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m-
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-teyt
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cir·cum·ro·tate
/
ˌsɜr
kəmˈroʊ
teɪt
/
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sur-k
uh
m-
roh
-teyt
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verb (used without object),
-tat·ed,
-tat·ing.
to rotate like a wheel.
Origin:
<
Latin
circumrotātus
(past participle of
circumrotāre
), equivalent to
circum-
circum-
+
rotātus;
see
rotate
Related forms
cir·cum·ro·ta·tion,
noun
cir·cum·ro·ta·to·ry
/
ˌsɜr
kəmˈroʊ
təˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
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[
sur-k
uh
m-
roh
-t
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
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,
adjective
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